Palmyra offensive (March 2016) 2016
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 9 March 2016 – 27 March 2016 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2016 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Syria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, Syrian Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Islamic State, Russian Air Force, Russian special operations forces, Syrian Armed Forces | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 34.5600, 38.2672 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Palmyra offensive (March 2016) was a military operation of the Syrian Arab Army, supported by Russian airstrikes, to recapture from the Islamic State the city of Tadmur (near the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra), which was strategically important for both forces due to its position in central Syria. The city was fully recaptured on 27 March.
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