Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015)

Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date	8 July – 4 August 2015; (3 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Tadmur District, Eastern Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	Indecisive The Syrian Army comes within 3–5 kilometers of Palmyra city;
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Homs;	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Syrian Arab Air Force; Hezbollah; Lions of Hussein Brigade
Commanders and leaders
Abu Laith al-Saoudy	Talal al-Barazi; (Governor of the Homs Governorate)
Units involved
Military of ISIL	18th Armored Division; Suqur al-Sahara
Strength
1,800–2,000+ (Palmyra city)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
30 killed and wounded (SOHR claim); 89 killed (Army claim)	12 killed (SOHR claim)
	21 civilians killed

The Palmyra offensive of July–August 2015 was a military operation launched during the Syrian Civil War by the Syrian Arab Army in July 2015, in an attempt to recapture the ISIL-held city of Tadmur, known in English as Palmyra.

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