Eastern Syria insurgency

Eastern Syria insurgency
Part of the Rojava conflict and the Syrian civil war

Map of areas held by the SDF (in green)
Date11 October 2017[13] – present
(7 years, 7 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location
Portions of eastern Syria
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

Supported by:
Syria Syrian Government Surrendered
 Iran (alleged,[2] until 6 December 2024[3]Surrendered



Anti-SDF Arab tribes[7]

Hurras al-Din (al-Qaeda loyalists, until 2025)[9]

Commanders and leaders
Thabit Sobhi Fahd Al-Ahmad [14][15]
(ISIL oil minister)
Mohammed Remedan Eyd al-Talah (POW)[16]
(ISIL chief financial officer)
Mazloum Abdi
(SDF commander-in-chief)
Eric T. Hill[16]
(SOJTF commander)
Units involved

Strength
Unknown, probably thousands[19] 60,000–75,000 (2017 estimate)[20]
United States c. 2,000 (2018 estimate)[21]
Casualties and losses
222 killed, 107 captured (2018–2025)[22][23][24][25]

1,362 killed (vs IS; Aug. 2018 – 2025)[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

5 killed (vs TAF; 2018)[22]
10 killed[33][26][34]
723 civilians killed (Aug. 2018 - 2025)[26][35][36][37][38][39][40]

The Eastern Syria insurgency is an armed insurgency being waged by remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and both pro and anti-Syrian government Arab nationalist insurgents, against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), its military (the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)), and their allies in the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) coalition.

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • "SDF threatens remnants of the Baathist regime in Deir-ez-Zor". Hawarnews. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
    • "SDF dismantles a cell affiliated with the remnants of Baathist regime in Deir ez-Zor countryside". ANF NEWS. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference outpacing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Fassihi, Farnaz (2024-12-07). "In the Syrian Regime's Hour of Need, Its Patron Iran Makes an Exit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  4. ^ "Torture-Killings in Manbij Inflame Tensions Between SDF and Local Tribes". Syrianobserver.com. 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Syrian Arab tribes call on Turkish forces to intervene against Kurdish YPG". Ahvalnews.com.
  6. ^ "Syrian tribes vow 'popular resistance' against PKK/PYD". Aa.com.tr.
  7. ^ "Several killed in fighting between SDF and tribesmen in eastern Syria". aljazeera.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ Ali, Nour (23 September 2023). "الاشتباكات المسلحة بين مقاتلي القبائل في ريف دير الزور و"قوات سوريا الديمقراطية" تتجدد بعد نحو أسبوعين من توقفها". Raialyoum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  9. ^ "تنظيم حراس الدين في سوريا يعلن حل نفسه.. ويوجه رسالة" (in Arabic). STEP NEWS. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  10. ^ "France to continue military operation in Syria and Iraq in 2019, Macron says". January 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Rempfer, Kyle (May 3, 2018). "US, French troops seen conducting joint patrol in Manbij, Syria". Military Times.
  12. ^ Ripley, Tim; Kerbaj, Richard (27 September 2023). "SAS among special forces fighting in Syria, MoD admits". The Times.
  13. ^ Schoenborn, Trent (May 18, 2018). "The Qiyam Phenomenon: Analysis of Syria's Harakat al-Qiyam".
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference oil minister was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Islamic State oil minister 'killed' in Syrian hideout". Baladi-News. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference financial officer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Assad Al Mohammad (November 2019). "The Islamic State's effort to co-opt Tanzim Hurras ad-Din" (PDF). Program on Extremism: The George Washington University.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference voa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference desert-based was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Rashid, Bedir Mulla (2018) [1st pub. 2017]. Military and Security Structures of the Autonomous Administration in Syria. Translated by Obaida Hitto. Istanbul: Omran for Strategic Studies. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference sights was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ a b Results of battles and resistance of YPG throughout 2018 Archived 2019-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
    YPG: 2422 Turkish soldiers and mercenaries killed in 2018
  23. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2024 | ISIS kills over 750 civilians and combatants in nearly 500 operations in Syrian desert and SDF-controlled areas and loses 117 fighters and commanders in counter operations". SOHR. 2024.
  24. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2023 | ISIS kills nearly 700 civilians and combatants in 336 operations in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 82 fighters and commanders in counter operations". SOHR. 2023.
  25. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2022 | ISIS kills 611 persons in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 566 fighters, including successor of Al-Baghdadi". SOHR. 2022.
  26. ^ a b c Security chaos in Deir Ezzor | Former SDF fighter and ex-ISIS member assassinated, while clashes among oil smugglers leave four injured
  27. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2024 | ISIS kills over 750 civilians and combatants in nearly 500 operations in Syrian desert and SDF-controlled areas and loses 117 fighters and commanders in counter operations". SOHR. 2024.
  28. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2023 | ISIS kills nearly 700 civilians and combatants in 336 operations in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 82 fighters and commanders in counter operations". SOHR. 2023.
  29. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2022 | ISIS kills 611 persons in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 566 fighters, including successor of Al-Baghdadi". SOHR. 2022.
  30. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2021 | ISIS kills 625 persons in areas under control of Syrian regime and SDF, and loses more than 500 fighters". SOHR. 2021.
  31. ^ ""Islamic State" in 2020 | 780 regime soldiers and loyalists killed in the Syrian desert, and nearly 500 operations by ISIS cells in SDF-controlled areas leave over 200 persons dead". SOHR. 2020.
  32. ^ "ISIS in 2019: "Caliphate" shifts from a "State" to "sleeper cells", regaining a strong foothold in the Syrian Desert, killing hundreds of regime soldiers and loyalists, Deir ez-Zor a hotbed for chaos and exploitation by ISIS… and "Al Hol mini-state" is ticking-bomb". SOHR. 2019.
  33. ^ "American service member, British armed forces member killed in Syria". www.cbsnews.com. 30 March 2018.
  34. ^ "ISIS in 2019: "Caliphate" shifts from a "State" to "sleeper cells", regaining a strong foothold in the Syrian Desert, killing hundreds of regime soldiers and loyalists, Deir ez-Zor a hotbed for chaos and exploitation by ISIS… and "Al Hol mini-state" is ticking-bomb". SOHR. 2019.
  35. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2024 | ISIS kills over 750 civilians and combatants in nearly 500 operations in Syrian desert and SDF-controlled areas and loses 117 fighters and commanders in counter operations". SOHR. 2024.
  36. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2023 | ISIS kills nearly 700 civilians and combatants in 336 operations in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 82 fighters and commanders in counter operations". SOHR. 2023.
  37. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2022 | ISIS kills 611 persons in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 566 fighters, including successor of Al-Baghdadi". SOHR. 2022.
  38. ^ "ISIS resurgence in 2021 | ISIS kills 625 persons in areas under control of Syrian regime and SDF, and loses more than 500 fighters". SOHR. 2021.
  39. ^ ""Islamic State" in 2020 | 780 regime soldiers and loyalists killed in the Syrian desert, and nearly 500 operations by ISIS cells in SDF-controlled areas leave over 200 persons dead". SOHR. 2020.
  40. ^ "ISIS in 2019: "Caliphate" shifts from a "State" to "sleeper cells", regaining a strong foothold in the Syrian Desert, killing hundreds of regime soldiers and loyalists, Deir ez-Zor a hotbed for chaos and exploitation by ISIS… and "Al Hol mini-state" is ticking-bomb". SOHR. 2019.


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