Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018)

Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018)
	Part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war and spillover of the ISIL insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
Date	22 May – 11 June 2018; (2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
Status	Syrian Army and allies victory
Belligerents
Islamic State	Syrian Arab Republic; Russia; Iran; Hezbollah; Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi	Gen. Ali Muhammad al-Hussein †; "Abu Hussian" Haj Nasser Jamil Hadraj †
Units involved
Military of ISIL	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 11th Tank Division; 9th Division; Republican Guard; 5th Corps (since 18 June); ; Local Defence Forces Lions of Hussein; ; National Defence Forces (since 18 June); Syrian Air Force; Russian Armed Forces 29th Army 200th Artillery Brigade; ; Wagner Group; Hezbollah Hezbollah Rocket Division; Iraqi Armed Forces Popular Mobilization Forces;
Strength
400 fighters (al-Shafa area)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
138 killed	246 killed

The Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018) was launched by the Islamic State against government-held areas throughout the Deir ez-Zor Governorate of Eastern Syria. During the offensive, on 8 June, ISIL managed to penetrate the city of Abu Kamal, capturing several parts of it.