| Revision as of 12:45, 29 May 2015 editLightandDark2000 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers62,349 edits →References: Adding external links.← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:01, 29 May 2015 edit undoEkoGraf (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users61,408 edits The Kurds themselves, in the source you cited, said the aim of the offensive was to ''liberate Mount Kezwan, a main stronghold of ISIS, the strategic region of Alya, and villages near river Xabur'', which is all in the Tell Tamer area.Linking events is ORNext edit → | ||
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|conflict= 2015 Tell Tamer offensive | ||
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|date= 6–21 May 2015<br>({{Age in months, weeks and days|year1=2015|month1=05|day1=06|year2=2015|month2=05|day2=21}}) | ||
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|result= YPG and allied forces victory | ||
| *YPG and allied forces capture all Christian villages in the area and Mount Abdulaziz<ref name="making"/> | |||
| *The YPG, backed by al-Khabour Guards Forces, the al-Sanadid Army, and the Syriac Military Council, captures more than 230 towns, villages, and farmlands, covering an area of 4,000 square kilometers in the western Al-Hasakah Province.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/05/ypg-backed-by-al-khabour-guards-forces-al-sanadid-army-and-the-syriac-military-council-expels-is-out-of-more-than-230-towns-villages-and-farmlands/|title=YPG, backed by al- Khabour Guards Forces, al- Sanadid army and the Syriac Military Council, expels IS out of more than 230 towns, villages and farmlands|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/05/ypg-expels-is-from-4000-square-km-in-al-hasakah-in-20-days/|title=YPG expels IS from 4000 square km in al-Hasakah in 20 days|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref> | |||
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The '''2015 Tell Tamer offensive''', dubbed ''Operation Commander Rûbar Qamishlo'' by the Kurds, refers to a military operation during May 2015 in the ] area, during the ], conducted by Kurdish YPG and allied forces against the ]. | ||
| ==The offensive== | ==The offensive== | ||
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| On 21 May, Kurdish-led forces captured the Assyrian villages of Tal Shamira and Tal Nasri, as well as two other villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/05/the-regime-forces-losses-the-last-border-crossing-with-iraq-and-ypg-seizes-4-villages-around-the-town-of-tal-tamer/|title=The regime forces lose the last border crossing with Iraq, and YPG seizes 4 villages around the town of Tal Tamer|author=sohranas|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=25 May 2015}}</ref> Thus, they completed the first stage<ref name="first"/> of their two-week offensive successfully, recapturing Christian villages that ISIL ] and seizing Mount Abdulaziz.<ref name="making">{{cite news|title=Fighting Islamic State, Kurds Among Few Making Gains|url=http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2786197.html|date=22 May 2014}}</ref> | On 21 May, Kurdish-led forces captured the Assyrian villages of Tal Shamira and Tal Nasri, as well as two other villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/05/the-regime-forces-losses-the-last-border-crossing-with-iraq-and-ypg-seizes-4-villages-around-the-town-of-tal-tamer/|title=The regime forces lose the last border crossing with Iraq, and YPG seizes 4 villages around the town of Tal Tamer|author=sohranas|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=25 May 2015}}</ref> Thus, they completed the first stage<ref name="first"/> of their two-week offensive successfully, recapturing Christian villages that ISIL ] and seizing Mount Abdulaziz.<ref name="making">{{cite news|title=Fighting Islamic State, Kurds Among Few Making Gains|url=http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2786197.html|date=22 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ==Aftermath== | |||
| On 26 May, the YPG captured the town of Mabruka,<ref name="first"/> in the border area of ], potentially opening the way towards the ISIL-held border town of ].<ref name="4000square">{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/05/ypg-expels-is-from-4000-square-km-in-al-hasakah-in-20-days/|title=YPG expels IS from 4000 square km in al-Hasakah in 20 days|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref> | On 26 May, the YPG captured the town of Mabruka,<ref name="first"/> in the border area of ], potentially opening the way towards the ISIL-held border town of ].<ref name="4000square">{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/05/ypg-expels-is-from-4000-square-km-in-al-hasakah-in-20-days/|title=YPG expels IS from 4000 square km in al-Hasakah in 20 days|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref> | ||
| In all, since 6 May, the YPG and allied forces captured 4,000 square kilometers of territory throughout the |
In all, since 6 May, the YPG and allied forces captured 4,000 square kilometers of territory throughout the Al-Hasakah Governorate,<ref name="4000square"/> including 230 towns, villages, and farmlands,<ref name="230towns"/> as well as Mount Abd al-Aziz.<ref name="making"/> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 29 May 2015
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Sanadid Arab tribal forces
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| Commander Rûbar Qamishlo † | Unknown | ||||||
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532 killed (YPG claim) 270 killed (SOHR claim) | ||||||
The 2015 Tell Tamer offensive, dubbed Operation Commander Rûbar Qamishlo by the Kurds, refers to a military operation during May 2015 in the Tell Tamer area, during the Syrian Civil War, conducted by Kurdish YPG and allied forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The offensive
On 6 May 2015, Kurdish forces launched an offensive in the area of Tell Tamer to recapture territory they had previously lost to ISIL. Over the next three days, the YPG advanced in the Aalyah area, northwest of Tell Tamer, and elsewhere, while backed up by U.S.-led Coalition air-strikes.
On the fourth day of the offensive, Kurdish Commander Rûbar Qamishlo, per whom the operation was named, was heavily wounded. Commander Qamishlo died of his wounds on 14 May.
On 10 May, the YPG advanced on the road between Tell Tamer and Aleppo. On 11 May, the YPG advanced in the al-Salihiyyi area and continued advancing northwest of Tell Tamer the following day, eventually capturing the Alya area by 13 May.
On 15 May, the YPG, backed up by the Syriac MFS and Khabour Guards, advanced in the Tal Hormoz area amid continuing fighting and an ISIL car-bomb attack. Two days later, the YPG captured parts of Tal Hormoz amid mutual bombardment by both sides and an ISIL suicide car-bomb attack, while clashes also took place around Razaza village where Coalition air-strikes took place.
On 18 May, the YPG-led forces captured two villages overlooking the road towards Mount Abdulaziz. The following day, they captured another three villages on the road towards the mountain as ISIL hit them with two suicide car-bombs. In all, between 17 and 19 May, the YPG captured about 20 villages.
On 20 May, the YPG and allied forces captured wide parts of the mountain. In addition, on 21 May, they seized the village of Aghaybesh, located on the road between Al-Qamishli and Aleppo.
On 21 May, Kurdish-led forces captured the Assyrian villages of Tal Shamira and Tal Nasri, as well as two other villages. Thus, they completed the first stage of their two-week offensive successfully, recapturing Christian villages that ISIL took control of three months earlier and seizing Mount Abdulaziz.
Aftermath
On 26 May, the YPG captured the town of Mabruka, in the border area of Ras al-Ayn, potentially opening the way towards the ISIL-held border town of Tell Abyad.
In all, since 6 May, the YPG and allied forces captured 4,000 square kilometers of territory throughout the Al-Hasakah Governorate, including 230 towns, villages, and farmlands, as well as Mount Abd al-Aziz.
See also
- Sinjar massacre
- Sinjar offensive
- Siege of Kobanî
- Battle of Sarrin
- Liberation of Mosul
- Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015)
- Qalamoun offensive (May 2015)
- Tadmur offensive (2015)
- Rojava
- Military intervention against ISIL
- List of wars and battles involving ISIL
- Timeline of ISIL related events
References
- ^ "Fighting Islamic State, Kurds Among Few Making Gains". 22 May 2014.
- ^ Commander Rûbar Qamishlo; Statement of the General Command of the People’s Defense Units (YPG)
- ^ First stage of 'Operation Commander Rûbar Qamishlo' successfully finalized
- ^ "YPG, backed by al- Khabour Guards Forces, al- Sanadid army and the Syriac Military Council, expels IS out of more than 230 towns, villages and farmlands". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG advances in northwest of Tal Tamer, and 4 regime's members killed in Deir Ezzor City". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "The Turkish border guards kill 2 men, and YPG fighters seizing new areas in Tal Tamer". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- Master. "Advances for regime forces in Idlib and Tal Tamir countrysides". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- Master. "Clashes in Der-Ezzor and al-Hasakah". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "8 IS militants killed in Tal Tamer, and the regime forces advance in east of al- Hasakah". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG advances in the countryside of Tal Tamer, and the Syria helicopters drop a barrel bomb on an ambulatory center in Aleppo". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG seizes the strategic area of Alya in northwest of the town of Tal Tamer". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG advances in Tal Tamer, and the clashes continue in the countryside of Idlib". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG advances and seizes parts in Tal Hormoz area". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- Master. "YPG and U.S led coalition air strikes kill 10 IS in al-Hasakah countryside". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG and allied factions advance again in Ayn al- Arab "Kobani" and Tal Tamer and seize new strategic areas". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- Master. "YPG and allied gunmen advances in Tal Tamir countryside". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "170 IS militants killed in the last 48 hours in al- Hasakah, and YPG could sieze about 20 villages". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG and allied forces seize wide areas in Abdul Aziz Mountain". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "YPG and allied forces seize the village of Aghaybesh in al- Hasakah". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- sohranas. "The regime forces lose the last border crossing with Iraq, and YPG seizes 4 villages around the town of Tal Tamer". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "YPG expels IS from 4000 square km in al-Hasakah in 20 days". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
External links
- Operation Inherent Resolve airstrike updates
- ISIL frontline maps (Syria)
- Khabur Valley offensive frontline maps
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