Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016)

Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016)
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war
Date4–16 April 2016
(1 week and 5 days)
Location
Result Syrian Army victory
Belligerents
Islamic State

Syrian Arab Republic


Army of Islam
Commanders and leaders
Abu Jihad al-Shami Unknown
Units involved
Military of ISIL

Syrian Armed Forces

Casualties and losses
35 killed 20 killed
18 civilians killed by airstrikes
250–300 cement plant workers kidnapped by ISIL (170 released, 4 executed)

The al-Dumayr offensive was a military offensive launched in April 2016 by the Islamic State near the town of al-Dumayr, east of Damascus, Syria. The attack is notable for the abduction of hundreds of cement plant workers by ISIL.