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Battle of the Shaer gas field (October–November 2014) 2014

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date6 November 2014Wikidata
Year2014Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationSyriaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictSyrian Civil WarWikidata P361
Coordinates34.5542, 38.2833Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of the Shaer gas field took place between the Islamic State (IS) and the Syrian government for the control over the Shaer gas field (Sha'er gas field) during the Syrian Civil War. It is the second attack that was launched by the Islamic State on the gas field.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Shaer gas field (October–November 2014) (revision 1370602228), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

34.5542, 38.2833 · Syria

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