Homs offensive (November–December 2015)

Homs offensive (November 2015)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
	The military situation in & around the Homs Governorate.; Syrian Army control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control Syrian Opposition control Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date	5 November – 29 December 2015; (1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian government victory The Syrian Army captures Mahin, Huwwarin, Hadath, half a dozen other villages and a dozen hills; Government forces imposed full control over the Palmyra-Homs Highway; Government forces less than 2km away from the city gates of Palmyra;
Belligerents
Syria Syrian Army; Syrian Air Force; National Defence Forces; Iran; Hezbollah; Christian militias:; SSNP; Sootoro; Guardians of the Dawn Air strikes:; Russia Aerospace Forces;	Islamic State
Units involved
Syrian Army: 18th Armored Division 67th Armored Brigade; 120th Mechanized Brigade; ; 2nd Armored Division; Guardians of the Dawn Usud al-Cherubim; Ararat Group; Qalamoun Shield Forces; Russia Spetsnaz GRU advisors; Russian Marines;	Military of the Islamic State
Strength
~7,000 Syrian troops; 60+ Russian Marines	Unknown

The Homs offensive was conducted by Syrian government forces during the Syrian Civil War from November to December 2015. The objective of the operation was to recapture territory lost to ISIL, in the eastern part of the Homs Governorate, during the fall of that year.