Northern Raqqa offensive

Northern Raqqa offensive (2016)
	Part of the American-led intervention in Syria, the international military intervention against ISIL, the Rojava–Islamist conflict, and the Syrian Civil War
Date	21–30 May 2016; (1 week and 2 days)
Location	Northern Raqqa Governorate, Syria35°57′00″N 39°01′00″E / 35.9500°N 39.0167°E
Result	Offensive stalled The SDF liberates 23 villages and farms; The SDF shifts its focus to the Northern Aleppo Province; The Syrian Arab Army launches its own Raqqa offensive;
Belligerents
Syrian Democratic Forces; CJTF–OIR	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Rojda Felat (YPJ commander) Nuri Mahmoud (MFS commander)	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL)
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces People's Protection Units (YPG, the leading group); Women's Protection Units (YPJ); Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa; Army of Revolutionaries Northern Sun Battalion Liwa Jund Al Haramayn; Euphrates Martyrs Battalion; Free Jarabulus Battalion; ; Seljuq Brigade; Jabhat al-Akrad; ; Al-Sanadid Forces; Syriac Military Council (MFS) Bethnahrin Women Protection Forces; ; United States special operations forces	Military of ISIL
Strength
12,000-30,000 fighters	5,000–8,000 fighters (inside Raqqa city)
Casualties and losses
18 SDF fighters killed; 1 US soldier wounded	79 killed
	300,000 civilians displaced

The Northern Raqqa offensive was a 2016 military offensive launched by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Raqqa Governorate, in order to prepare for a future attack on the city of Raqqa. The offensive was launched in coordination with airstrikes by the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. After 30 May, the offensive stalled, as the SDF shifted its focus and resources to another operation in the northern Aleppo Province.