Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2015)

Battle of al-Qaryatayn (August 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date5 August 2015
(1 day)
Location34°14′00″N 37°14′00″E / 34.2333°N 37.2333°E / 34.2333; 37.2333
Result Islamic State victory
Territorial
changes
Belligerents

 Islamic State

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Abu Hassan Al Khatami  Talal al-Barazi
(Governor of the Homs Governorate)
Casualties and losses
~27 militants killed 37 soldiers killed
230 civilians abducted by Islamic State

The Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2015) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to capture the town of al-Qaryatayn, in August 2015, during the Syrian Civil War.