Al-Tanf offensive (2016)

Al-Tanf offensive (2016)
	Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Date	3 – 5 March 2016 ; (2 days)
Location	Al-Tanf, Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	Rebels capture the Al-Tanf border post and immediate surroundings
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army Supported by:; CJTF–OIR United States CIA; ; Jordan;	ISIL
Commanders and leaders
Khazal al-Sarhan; (New Syrian Army commander)	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; (Leader of ISIL)
Units involved
Free Syrian Army New Syrian Army; Southern Front;	Military of ISIL
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Al-Tanf offensive was a two-day offensive launched by the Free Syrian Army backed by the U.S.-led Coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), aiming to recapture al-Tanf, Syria. Al-Tanf had been captured by ISIL from the Syrian Government in May 2015 and had been used by ISIL to shift militants and resources across the border.

On 3 March 2016, Syrian rebels took the offensive to capture al-Tanf, and after several hours of fighting captured the border post.

ISIL counter-attacked several hours later, and recapturing the post. Fighting continued until the next day, in which the rebels repelled ISIL fighters and recaptured the post.

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