Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
| Battle of al-Hasakah (2016) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Military situation in al-Hasakah City and the surrounding areas before (top) and after (bottom) the battle. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
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Supported by: Iran (Kurdish claim)Hezbollah (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lawend † (YPG commander) |
Maj. Gen. Hassan Mohammad (Commander of the eastern region of Syria) Osama Nathim al-Ahmed †{ (123rd Regiment commander) Muhammed Za’al al-Ali (Al-Hasakah governor) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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YPG
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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14 Asayish killed (Kurdish and NDF claim) | 77 killed, 170 captured (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
| 27–40+ civilians killed | |||||||||
The 2016 Battle of al-Hasakah was fought between the paramilitary police of the Asayish and the People's Protection Units (YPG), against the pro-government National Defence Forces and the Syrian Arab Army, backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force, in the city of al-Hasakah, Syria.