Global InformationTell Abyad offensive information
| Tell Abyad offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War, Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict, and the American-led intervention in Syria | |||||||||
 Map of the Tell Abyad offensive | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Rojava YPG Free Syrian Army[1]Supported by:  CJTF–OIR |
 Islamic State | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Sipan Hemo (YPG general commander)  Binhari Kendal[11](Top commander of Tell Abyad operations) Rojda Felat[12](YPJ commander)  Abu al-Qasim(Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa commander)  Abu Layla[13](Northern Sun Battalion commander) Adnan Abu Amjad[14](Northern Sun Battalion deputy commander) Abu Mohammed[15](FSA commander) Abu Ali[a](Retribution Army commander) Lt. Gen. James L. Terry(CJTF–OIR commander) |
Abu Ali al-Anbari (Deputy, Syria) Abu Musab[citation needed](ISIL emir of Tell Abyad) Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary[17] Unknown Dokumacılar commander †[18] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Euphrates Volcano[19]
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| Strength | |||||||||
| YPG & FSA: 4,000+[11] | 1,500+[23] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 46 killed[24] |
338–599 killed,[25][26] 50 missing[27] | ||||||||
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9 civilians killed[6][7][28] | |||||||||
The Tell Abyad offensive or Martyr Rubar Qamışlo operation was a military operation that began in late May 2015 in the northern Raqqa Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War. It was conducted by the Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA)[1] against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The offensive took place from the end of May until July 2015. The campaign was the second phase of the Kurdish Operation Commander Rûbar Qamishlo, which began with the Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015), and involved the merger of the Kobanî offensive with the former. The focus of the campaign was to capture the key border town of Tell Abyad, and to link the Kobanî and Jazira Cantons in Northern Syria.
- ^ a b "#Syria: Liwa Thuwar #Raqqa (#FSA) rebels driving through Tall Abyad today, being cheered on by residents who stayed". Live UA Map. 16 June 2015.
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June 25 progresswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ المرصد السوري. "اشتباكات عنيفة في أطراف مدينة تل أبيض والوحدات الكردية والفصائل القادمة من عين العرب (كوباني) ومن ريف الحسكة في صدد الالتقاء بجنوب المدينة". المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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Syria and Iraq newswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Massoud Hamed (2 June 2017). "Meet the Kurdish woman leading battle against IS in northern Syria". al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Dr Amir Sharifi (16 June 2016). "Tribute to Abu Layla: A Revolutionary for Our Times". Rudaw. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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- ^ Liz Sly (13 June 2015). "Kurdish-Syrian force advances on key border town held by Islamic State". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ David Kenner (23 June 2015). "Can't We All Just Get Along and March on Raqqa?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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dt2015was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Suruç'u Kana Bulayan Bombacının da Emniyette Kaydı Varmış!". Haberler.com. 23 July 2015.
- ^ "YPG/YPJ and Euphrates Volcano are advancing." Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Sardar Mlla Drwish (18 March 2016). "Raqqa brigade continues to raise flag of Syrian revolution". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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- ^ "Border gate taken under control by YPG/YPJ and Liwa Al-Tahrir forces". ANF News. 15 June 2015.
- ^ Daesh Reinforces Tall Abyad from Deir Ezzor and Raqqa
- ^ 1 killed (2 June) Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine 2 killed (3 June) Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 11 killed (7 June) Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 3 killed (10 June) Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 3 killed (11 June), 7 killed (15 June) Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine , 4 killed (19 June), 4 killed (22 June), 4 killed (23 June), 2+ killed (3 July), 5 killed (9 July), a total of 46+ reported killed
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- ^ "YPG - Kurdish". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.
- ^ Master. "The fate of 50 IS in Ein Essa city is still unknown". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ sohranas. "US- led coalition warplanes kill more civilians rising the number of deaths to 160, including 80 women and children". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Seibert, Thomas (16 June 2015). "ISIS Is Losing in Northern Syria, but Ankara Is Unhappy". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "3,000 Syrians waiting behind border allowed into Turkey". Today's Zaman. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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strippedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Syrian Refugees Return to Tal Abyad". Voice of America. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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