2016 Abu Kamal offensive

Abu Kamal offensive (2016)
Part of inter-rebel conflict of the Syrian civil war and the international military intervention against ISIL

Map of the offensive
Date28–29 June 2016
(1 day)
Location34°26′47″N 40°55′16″E / 34.4463°N 40.9210°E / 34.4463; 40.9210
Result

ISIL victory

  • The FSA withdraws from all positions it had captured back to its base at al-Tanf
Belligerents

Free Syrian Army
Authenticity and Development Front
Supported by:
CJTF–OIR

 Islamic State

Commanders and leaders

Khazal al-Sarhan
(New Syrian Army commander)

Mozahem al-Saloum (NSA spokesman)
Abu Ruqayya al-Ansari
Units involved
Unknown
Strength
125–200 NSA fighters Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 killed, 15 captured (ISIL claim)
25+ killed or captured (SOHR claim)
5–40+ killed (NSA claim)
20 killed (NSA claim)

The 2016 Abu Kamal offensive, also known as Operation Day of Wrath, was launched on the town of Abu Kamal on the Syrian–Iraqi border led by the US-backed New Syrian Army (NSA).