Orontes River offensive

Orontes River offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map of the offensive
Date30 December 2015[1] – 20 January 2016
(3 weeks)
Location
Result Partial Syrian Army victory
Territorial
changes
Syrian Army captures Jarjisah,[2] Deir al-Fardis[3] and 10 other villages,[4] while Harbinfsah and Al-Zarrah remained contested
Belligerents
Syrian Government
Air strikes:
 Russia
Units involved
Unknown
Casualties and losses
86+ killed[1][2][5][6] Unknown

The Orontes River offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army against rebels during the Syrian Civil War on the administrative border of the Hama Governorate and Homs Governorate, along the Orontes River.

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  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference jarjisah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Deir al-Fardis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ a b "Syrian Army captures the village of Harbnafsah in northern Homs". almasdarnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Syrian Armed Forces capture 7 villages in southeast Hama". almasdarnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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