Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present)

Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Date	16 December 2017 – present; (6 years, 1 month, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Central Syria, Syrian Desert Eastern Homs Governorate; Western Deir ez-Zor Governorate; Southern Raqqa Governorate; Southeastern Aleppo Governorate; Eastern Hama Governorate;
Status	Ongoing
Territorial; changes	Throughout 2018, IS maintained a 4,000+ square kilometer pocket, which included the Doubayat gas field; By the end of February 2019, the IS pocket was reduced to 2,138–3,283 square kilometers; The SAA captures the remainder of the IS pocket by 21 September 2020, but widespread IS insurgency continues;
Belligerents
Syria; Russia; Iran; Iraq; Allied militias:; Hezbollah; Palestinian Syrian militias	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Abu Abdallah Sheikh Qaduli (Top IS commander in the Syrian Desert)
Units involved
Syria:; Syrian Armed Forces 3rd Armoured Division Qalamoun Shield Forces (until 2018, dissolved); ; Local Defence Forces Baqir Brigade; Qamr Bani Hashim Division; ; Military Intelligence Directorate Military Security Shield Forces; Palestinian Syrian militias Palestine Liberation Army; Liwa al-Quds; Free Palestine Movement; Russian Air Force; Popular Mobilization Forces	Military of ISIL
Strength
Unknown number of SAA soldiers; 1,385 IRGC-led fighters	2,000–3,000; 300 reinforcements (Feb. 2019)
Casualties and losses
237 killed (2018 IS offensive); 9 killed (2018 IS offensive); 1,666 killed (24 March 2019- August 2023); 192 killed (since 24 March 2019- August 2023); 5 killed (24 March 2019-August 2023); Total: 2,168+ killed	138 killed (2018 IS offensive); 1,148 killed (24 March 2019- August 2023); Total: 1,285+ killed
	161 civilians killed by IS (24 March 2019- August 2023); Total: 3,675+ killed

The Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present) is a campaign waged by Syrian government forces and their allies, including Iran and Russia, against the remaining forces of the Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian Desert region.

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