Battle of al-Hasakah (2015)
{{Short description|Battle between ISIL and Syrian Armed Forces}}
{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict= Battle of Al-Hasakah (2015)
|partof= the Syrian Civil War,
the Rojava–Islamist conflict,
and the American-led intervention in Syria
| image= Battle of Al-Hasakah (Summer 2015).png
| image_size = 320
|caption= The situation in Al-Hasakah city, on 3 July 2015
{{legend|#ecc0b3|Controlled by Syrian Government}}
{{legend|#e3d974|Controlled by YPG}}
{{legend|#a8e0d2|Controlled by MFS}}
{{legend|#b5b3ae|Controlled by ISIL}}
|date= 23 June – 1 August 2015
({{Age in months, weeks and days|year1=2015|month1=06|day1=23|year2=2015|month2=08|day2=01}})
|place= Al-Hasakah, Syria
|result = Decisive Syrian Army & YPG/J victory
|territory=
- ISIL initially captured four districts and areas in three others,{{cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-regime-forces-fail-to-retake-areas-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah-in-spite-of-the-dozens-airstrikes-and-large-reinforcements/ |title=The regime forces fail to retake areas of the city of Al-Hasakah in spite of the dozens airstrikes and large reinforcements |author=edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=14 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716225658/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-regime-forces-fail-to-retake-areas-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah-in-spite-of-the-dozens-airstrikes-and-large-reinforcements/ |archive-date=16 July 2015 }} as well as multiple villages southwest of Al-Hasakah
- Al-Hasakah city is fully cleared of ISIL fighters on 1 August, with the SAA, YPG/J, and Sutoro/MFS left in control of the city
- The YPG is left in control of 75% of the city, while the Syrian Army controls 25%{{cite web|url=http://europe.newsweek.com/report-isis-ousted-syrian-city-hasakah-330957|title=Report: ISIS Ousted From Syrian City of Hasakah|date=30 July 2015|work=Newsweek|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803143507/http://europe.newsweek.com/report-isis-ousted-syrian-city-hasakah-330957|archive-date=3 August 2015|url-status=live}}
|status =
|combatant1= {{flag|Syrian Kurdistan}}
{{flagicon image|MFS infobox flag.png}} Syriac Union Party
Airstrikes:
{{flagicon image|Seal of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.svg}} CJTF–OIR{{cite news|url=https://www.defense.gov/Home/features/2014/0814_iraq/Airstrikes6/ |title=Operation Inherent Resolve Strike Updates |publisher=United States Department of Defense |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324140710/http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2014/0814_iraq/Airstrikes6.html |archive-date=March 24, 2015 }}
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{{flagicon|Syria|1980}} Syrian Arab Republic
- {{flagicon image|Syrian Armed Forces Flag.svg}} Syrian Armed Forces
- {{flagicon image|Syrian_Air_Force_Flag.svg}} Syrian Arab Air Force
- {{flagicon image|Syrian_Republican_Guard_SSI.svg}} Syrian Republican Guard
|combatant2= {{flag|Islamic State}}
|commander1={{flagicon image|People's Protection Units Flag.svg}} Gen. Commander Sipan Hemo
{{flagicon image|People's Protection Units Flag.svg}} Botan Ahmed
{{flagicon image|MFS infobox flag.png}} Ishow Gowriye
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{{flagicon|Syria|1980}} Maj. Gen. Issam Zahreddine
|commander2={{flagicon|Islamic State}} Abu Osama al-Iraqi{{KIA}}{{cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-regime-forces-and-ypg-retake-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |title=The regime forces and YPG retake the city of al- Hasakah |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729150554/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-regime-forces-and-ypg-retake-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=29 July 2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=39221 |title=ISIS looks for al-Baghdady substitute |work=PUKmedia |date=4 December 2016 |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201010/https://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=39221 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |url-status=live }}
(Governor of al-Barakah Province)
|units1={{flagicon image|People's Protection Units Flag.svg}} YPG
{{flagicon image|YPJ Flag.svg}} YPJ
{{flagicon image|MFS infobox flag.png}} Syriac Military Council (MFS)
{{flagicon image|Flag of al-Sanadid Forces.svg}} Al-Sanadid Forces{{cite news|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/ypg-and-al-sanadid-are-attempting-to-advance-toward-al-melbiyyeh-south-of-al-hasakah/ |title=YPG and al-Sanadid are attempting to advance toward al-Melbiyyeh south of Al-Hasakah |date=19 July 2015 |work=SOHR |access-date=20 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723030924/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/ypg-and-al-sanadid-are-attempting-to-advance-toward-al-melbiyyeh-south-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=23 July 2015 }}
Asayish
HPC{{cite news|url=https://rojavareport.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/ypg-leads-multi-ethnic-defending-al-hasakah-from-isis/|title=YPG Leads Multi-ethnic Force Defending Al-Hasakah From ISIS|date=14 July 2015|work=RojavaReport|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020027/https://rojavareport.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/ypg-leads-multi-ethnic-defending-al-hasakah-from-isis/|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}
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{{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg}} Syrian Army
- 3rd Armoured Division
- 123rd Tank Brigade{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-armed-force-are-triumphant-at-al-hasakah-city/|title=Syrian Armed Force are Triumphant at Al-Hasakah City|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=8 June 2015|access-date=8 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608142653/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-armed-force-are-triumphant-at-al-hasakah-city/|archive-date=8 June 2015|url-status=live}}
- 4th Armoured Division
- 154th Artillery Brigade
- 5th Syrian Border Guard Brigade
- 104th Republican Guard Airborne Brigade
(reinforcements)
{{flagicon image|InfoboxNDF.png}} National Defence Force
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg}} Ba'ath Brigades
Sootoro{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-fails-to-enter-al-hasakah-city-despite-numerous-attempts/|title=ISIS Fails to Enter Al-Hasakah City Despite Numerous Attempts|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=4 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605024545/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-fails-to-enter-al-hasakah-city-despite-numerous-attempts/|archive-date=5 June 2015|url-status=live}}
|units2={{flagicon|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Military of ISIL
- al-Barakah Province
- "Army of the Caliphate" elite units
- Unit 335{{cite web|url=https://news.vice.com/article/what-we-learned-while-embedded-with-kurdish-forces-clearing-the-islamic-state-from-hasakah|title=What We Learned While Embedded With Kurdish Forces Clearing the Islamic State From Hasakah|work=VICE News|date=19 August 2015 |access-date=2015-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820171649/https://news.vice.com/article/what-we-learned-while-embedded-with-kurdish-forces-clearing-the-islamic-state-from-hasakah|archive-date=2015-08-20|url-status=live}}
|strength1= 1,000–1,200 YPG fighters (estimated)
400 Syrian Republican Guard soldiers{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/republican-guard-arrives-in-al-hasakah-city-to-forestall-isis-advance/|title=Republican Guard Arrives in Al-Hasakah City to Forestall ISIS Advance|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=27 June 2015|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004616/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/republican-guard-arrives-in-al-hasakah-city-to-forestall-isis-advance/|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}
(reinforcements)
|casualties1=21 YPG fighters killed{{cite web|url=http://dckurd.org/2015/08/03/386-isis-gang-killed-in-heseke-operation/|title=386 ISIS gang killed in Hesekê operation|work=Washington Kurdish Institute|access-date=2015-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928093709/http://dckurd.org/2015/08/03/386-isis-gang-killed-in-heseke-operation/|archive-date=2015-09-28|url-status=dead}}
125 Syrian Gov. soldiers killed{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/syria-army-kurds-push-islamic-state-out-of-hasakeh-city-report-1201578|title=Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report|access-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801022832/http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/syria-army-kurds-push-islamic-state-out-of-hasakeh-city-report-1201578|archive-date=1 August 2015|url-status=live}} and 100 wounded{{cite web|url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=72226|title='Islamic State' expands control against Syria army in Hasakeh|work=Middle East Online|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013459/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=72226|archive-date=15 July 2015|url-status=live}}
|casualties2=300+ killed (Al Rai claim){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/626363140138209280|title=Elijah J. Magnier|work=Twitter|access-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305115120/https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/626363140138209280|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}
312 killed (SOHR claim)
386 killed (YPG claim)
444+ killed (Syrian Army claim){{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-armed-forces-isis-has-suffered-691-casualties-in-48-hours/#prettyPhoto|title=Syrian Armed Forces: ISIS has Suffered 691 Casualties in 48 Hours|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=30 June 2015|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704071739/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-armed-forces-isis-has-suffered-691-casualties-in-48-hours/#prettyPhoto|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=live}}
|campaignbox= {{Campaignbox Syrian Civil War}}{{Campaignbox Rojava Revolution}}
}}
The 2015 Battle of al-Hasakah started as an offensive launched in the Al-Hasakah Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, in which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attempted to capture the city of Al-Hasakah, which was divided into two areas held separately by the Syrian Armed Forces and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).{{cite web |url= http://www.trtworld.com/news.php?q=mea-176-killed-as-isis-advance-in-northeast-syria-2547 |title=176 killed as ISIS advance in northeast Syria |date=5 June 2015 |work=TRT World |access-date=20 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711004921/http://beta.trtworld.com/news.php?q=mea-176-killed-as-isis-advance-in-northeast-syria-2547 |archive-date=11 July 2015}} On 17 July, YPG-led forces captured all of the roads and villages surrounding Al-Hasakah, fully besieging the ISIL militants remaining inside of the city. On 28 July, YPG forces and the Syrian Army expelled ISIL from most of Al-Hasakah, with two ISIL pockets persisting near the Al-Zuhour District and the southern entrance. On 1 August, the city was fully cleared of ISIL fighters.{{cite news|title=Kurdish YPG drives ISIS out of Syria's Hasakah|url=http://www.trtworld.com/mea/kurdish-ypg-drives-isis-out-syrias-hasakah-5107|access-date=25 May 2016|work=TRT World|language=tr-TR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624094708/http://www.trtworld.com/mea/kurdish-ypg-drives-isis-out-syrias-hasakah-5107|archive-date=2016-06-24|url-status=dead}}
Background
{{main|Al-Hasakah city offensive (May–June 2015)}}
On 30 May 2015, after ISIL forces suffered a collapse in the western Al-Hasakah province, they launched an offensive on the Syrian government-held portion of Al-Hasakah city. Although the Kurdish YPG initially stayed out of the conflict, they eventually joined the conflict on 5 June, after ISIL reached the southern gate of the city, after a decision that the YPG would be recognized as a primary combatant force in the city.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/syria-army-pushes-is-back-from-hasakeh/ar-BBkNsLZ |title=Syria army 'pushes IS back from Hasakeh' |date=7 June 2015 |work=MSN |agency=AFP |access-date=20 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081229/http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/syria-army-pushes-is-back-from-hasakeh/ar-BBkNsLZ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} On 8 June 2015, ISIL was pushed back from Al-Hasakah city, and Syrian Army forces were able to establish a 12 kilometer (7.46 mi) buffer zone around the southern portion of Al-Hasakah city.{{cite news |title=Syrian Army extends their buffer-zone to 12km around Al-Hasakah City; Aliyah village captured |first=Leith |last=Fadel |url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-extends-their-buffer-zone-to-12km-around-al-hasakah-city-aliyah-village-captured/ |newspaper=Al-Masdar News |date=9 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714123242/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-extends-their-buffer-zone-to-12km-around-al-hasakah-city-aliyah-village-captured/ |archive-date=14 July 2015 |url-status=live }}
The battle
=ISIL offensive assault=
On 23 June, three or four ISIL suicide bombers targeted a Syrian Army security compound, a military checkpoint near a children's hospital, and a YPG police station in the Kurdish-held part of the city.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-bombings-idUSKBN0P32N420150623 |title=Islamic State suicide bombers attack Hasaka, 10 killed |date=23 June 2015 |work=Reuters |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627141625/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-mideast-crisis-bombings-idUSKBN0P32N420150623 |archive-date=27 June 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://syriadirect.org/news/hasakah-suicide-bomb-%E2%80%98completely-destroys%E2%80%99-hospital/ |title=Hasakah suicide bomb 'completely destroys' hospital |date=24 June 2015 |work=Syria Direct |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628234443/http://syriadirect.org/news/hasakah-suicide-bomb-%e2%80%98completely-destroys%e2%80%99-hospital/ |archive-date=28 June 2015 |url-status=live }} Ten Syrian government soldiers were killed in the attacks.{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/908943/is-suicide-bombers-kill-10-syria-soldiers-monitor/ |title=IS suicide bombers kill 10 Syria soldiers: monitor |date=24 June 2015 |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625041420/http://tribune.com.pk/story/908943/is-suicide-bombers-kill-10-syria-soldiers-monitor/ |archive-date=25 June 2015 |url-status=live }} Two days later, ISIL began an assault on the Syrian government-held parts of the city, after detonating an VBIED near a checkpoint at the southern entrance, seizing the al-Nashwa and al-Shari'ah neighborhoods, the children's hospital, and the education college.{{cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/is-storm-the-city-of-al-hasakah-and-seize-neighborhoods-in-it-50-deaths-in-the-clashes/ |title=IS storm the city of al- Hasakah and seize neighborhoods in it, 50 deaths in the clashes |date=25 June 2015 |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629084115/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/is-storm-the-city-of-al-hasakah-and-seize-neighborhoods-in-it-50-deaths-in-the-clashes/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/the-violent-clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah-city-and-the-city-witnesses-displacement/ |title=The violent clashes continue in al- Hasakah city, and the city witnesses displacement |date=25 June 2015 |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627105739/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/the-violent-clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah-city-and-the-city-witnesses-displacement/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 }} Later, the Syrian Army brought in reinforcements in an attempt to counter the offensive,{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/violent-clashes-break-out-around-the-criminal-security-branch-inside-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |title=Violent clashes break out around the criminal security branch inside the city of al- Hasakah |date=25 June 2015 |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626100722/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/violent-clashes-break-out-around-the-criminal-security-branch-inside-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=26 June 2015 }} while ISIL detonated a second suicide car bomb.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/explosion-in-al-hasakah-city-and-clashes-continue-in-qalamoun/ |title=Explosion in al-Hasakah city and clashes continue in Qalamoun |date=25 June 2015 |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150618/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/explosion-in-al-hasakah-city-and-clashes-continue-in-qalamoun/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 }}
On 26 June, ISIL managed to enter the southeastern parts of the city,{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah-city-and-kobane/ |title=Clashes continue in al-Hasakah city and Kobane |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629045202/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah-city-and-kobane/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 }} while at least 20 Syrian Army soldiers were killed after ISIL detonated two VBIEDs at the criminal security building, resulting in the destruction of large parts of it.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/2015/06/%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-20-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%8A/|title=أكثر من 20 قتيلاً في تفجير عربتين مفخختين استهدفتا مبنى الأمن الجنائي بمدينة الحسكة|author=المرصد السوري|work=المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان|access-date=29 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627203124/http://www.syriahr.com/2015/06/%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-20-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%8A/|archive-date=27 June 2015}} On the same day, ISIL forces launched an assault on Syrian government-held areas to the east of the Kurdish held Abd al-Aziz Mountains, capturing territory from the village of Abyad to the south of Al-Harmalah, west of Al-Hasakah city.{{cite web|url=http://img.ly/images/9085039/full|title=img.ly photo sharing service for twitter|work=img.ly|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709015720/http://img.ly/images/9085039/full|archive-date=2015-07-09|url-status=dead}}
On 27 June, the YPG was engaged in the battle for Al-Hasakah city, as it supported local Syrian government forces near al-Villat al-Homr, on the outskirts of the Ghuweran neighborhood.{{cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/ypg-engaged-the-clashes-in-al-hasakah-city-and-fight-against-is-on-the-outskirts-of-ghwyran/ |title=YPG engaged the clashes in Al-Hasakah city and fight against IS on the outskirts of Ghwyran |author=edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629231143/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/ypg-engaged-the-clashes-in-al-hasakah-city-and-fight-against-is-on-the-outskirts-of-ghwyran/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 }} Despite Republican Guard reinforcements,{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/the-violent-clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah/ |title=The violent clashes continue in al- Hasakah |author=sohranas |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702110207/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/the-violent-clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=2 July 2015 }} ISIL advanced further into the city on that day.{{cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/violent-clashes-continue-in-aleppo-and-al-hasakah/ |title=Violent clashes continue in Aleppo and al- Hasakah |author=sohranas |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629011342/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/violent-clashes-continue-in-aleppo-and-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 }} The Syrian Army launched a counterattack, after 400 Republican Guard soldiers from Deir Ezzor were deployed to Al-Hasakah, while the Asayish declared a curfew over the city.{{cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/asayish-declares-curfew-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah-and-counter-attack-carried-out-by-the-regime-forces-and-militants-loyal-to-them-in-the-city/ |title=Asayish declares curfew in the city of al- Hasakah, and counter attack carried out by the regime forces and militants loyal to them in the city |author=edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629040547/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/asayish-declares-curfew-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah-and-counter-attack-carried-out-by-the-regime-forces-and-militants-loyal-to-them-in-the-city/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 }} The Syrian Army reportedly recaptured the Al-Liliyah district and the eastern corridor of the Al-Nishwa District.
On 28 June, ISIL made new gains, capturing the Ghuweran stadium, and the Aziziya and Al-Ghazal Districts.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/615099458095837184|title=Charles Lister on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083913/https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/615099458095837184|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}} On the following day, Syrian government forces advanced towards the al-Nashwa District, after calling in new reinforcements,{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/at-least-12-members-from-the-regime-forces-die-in-booby-trapped-vehicles-explosion-and-the-clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah-city/ |title=At least 12 members from the regime forces die in booby- trapped vehicles explosion, and the clashes continue in Al-Hasakah city |author=edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705205114/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/at-least-12-members-from-the-regime-forces-die-in-booby-trapped-vehicles-explosion-and-the-clashes-continue-in-al-hasakah-city/ |archive-date=5 July 2015 }} and reportedly recaptured the Ghuweran District later on that day.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/fighting-intensifies-inside-the-provincial-capital-of-al-hasakah/|title=Fighting Intensifies Inside the Provincial Capital of Al-Hasakah|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=29 June 2015|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629133726/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/fighting-intensifies-inside-the-provincial-capital-of-al-hasakah/|archive-date=29 June 2015|url-status=live}} At least 12 Syrian Army soldiers were killed by three suicide bombers, while 9 ISIL militants were killed.{{cite journal|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jun-29/304267-syrian-army-retakes-main-residential-district-of-hassakeh-city-from-isis-militants-reuters.ashx|title=Syrian army retakes parts of Hassakeh from ISIS: activists|journal=The Daily Star|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702010519/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jun-29/304267-syrian-army-retakes-main-residential-district-of-hassakeh-city-from-isis-militants-reuters.ashx|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=live}} The Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia claimed ISIS had fired "makeshift chemical projectiles" containing poison gas at areas in the city of Al-Hasakah, and at YPG positions south of the town of Tel Brak to the northeast of Hasakah city.{{cite web | url=http://www.aawsat.net/2015/07/article55344422/isis-used-poison-gas-in-northeast-syria-kurds-monitor | title=ISIS used poison gas in northeast Syria: Kurds, monitor | date=18 July 2015 | access-date=5 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801025629/http://www.aawsat.net/2015/07/article55344422/isis-used-poison-gas-in-northeast-syria-kurds-monitor | archive-date=1 August 2015 | url-status=dead }}
On 29 June, Syrian state TV claimed that Syrian government troops had recaptured the al-Nashwa district,{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0P90VZ20150629|title=In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid|newspaper=Reuters|date=29 June 2015|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701104956/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0P90VZ20150629|archive-date=1 July 2015|url-status=dead}} while the SOHR confirmed they managed to seize parts of al-Nashwa but that fighting around the area continued. A Damascus security source also confirmed fighting continued in the district. Later on that day, the pro-Syrian government Al Masdar News reported that the Syrian Army recaptured the Ghuweran Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-recaptures-the-ghuweiran-sports-city-in-west-al-hasakah/|title=Syrian Army Recaptures the Ghuweiran Sports City in West Al-Hasakah|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=29 June 2015|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702091330/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-recaptures-the-ghuweiran-sports-city-in-west-al-hasakah/|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=live}}
=Syrian Army/YPG counterattack=
Over the next two days, the Syrian Army managed to recapture most of the areas seized by the ISIL militants.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN0PA21F20150630?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews|title=Islamic State scores up gains and losses in Syrian fighting|work=Reuters|date=30 June 2015|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924220841/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/30/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN0PA21F20150630?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}} In addition, the YPG reportedly expelled ISIL from al-Aziziyah and took control of the neighbourhood and the nearby villages of Maruf and Hamra.{{cite web|url=http://www.ypgrojava.com/en/index.php/statements/743-june-30-liberation-of-aziziyah-district-from-isis-terrorists-in-hasakah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702154529/http://ypgrojava.com/en/index.php/statements/743-june-30-liberation-of-aziziyah-district-from-isis-terrorists-in-hasakah|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2015|title=Liberation of Aziziyah District from ISIS terrorists in Hasakah|work=YPG General Command|access-date=30 June 2015}}
On 1 July, the Syrian Army brought in new reinforcements, while two VBIEDs were detonated inside the city,{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/clashes-continue-in-the-countryside-of-al-hasakah-and-the-warplanes-raid-the-city/ |title=Clashes continue in the countryside of al-Hasakah and the warplanes raid the city |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705152155/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/clashes-continue-in-the-countryside-of-al-hasakah-and-the-warplanes-raid-the-city/ |archive-date=5 July 2015 }} as ISIL renewed its attack on the Ghuweran district.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/is-renews-its-attack-to-storm-the-neighborhood-of-gweiran-in-al-hasakah/ |title=IS renews its attack to storm the neighborhood of Gweiran in al- Hasakah |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=28 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709233909/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/is-renews-its-attack-to-storm-the-neighborhood-of-gweiran-in-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=9 July 2015 }} The next day, ISIL regained ground in a city neighborhood.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/2015/07/%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A/|title=تجدد الاشتباكات بين قوات النظام وتنظيم "الدولة الاسلامية"في الحسكة بالتزامن مع قصف جوي مكثف على مناطق في محافظتي الحسكة ودير الزور - المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان|author=المرصد السوري|work=المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706073332/http://www.syriahr.com/2015/07/%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A/|archive-date=6 July 2015}}
On 3 July, 11 Syrian Army soldiers were killed and wounded by an ISIL suicide bomber in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/11-regime-forces-members-killed-and-wounded-in-clashes-in-al-hasakah-city/ |title=11 regime forces members killed and wounded in clashes in Al-Hasakah city |author=edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713234738/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/11-regime-forces-members-killed-and-wounded-in-clashes-in-al-hasakah-city/ |archive-date=13 July 2015 }} On the same day, ISIL advanced to the Khabur River in southwestern Al-Hasakah city, reaching the Kurdish and Assyrian-held part of northern Al-Hasakah. By then, ISIL had deployed over 4,500 militants into Al-Hasakah city.
By 5 July, YPG forces stationed to the east of the Abd al-Aziz Mountains launched an offensive eastward, capturing multiple villages that ISIL had captured from Syrian Army forces, in an attempt to sever an ISIL supply line to Al-Hasakah city. The US-led Coalition also conducted two airstrikes near the highway, in support of the YPG advance.{{cite web|url=http://www.agathocledesyracuse.com/archives/385|title=Agathocle de Syracuse|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802170915/http://www.agathocledesyracuse.com/archives/385|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=dead}}
On 8 July, the Syrian Army units reportedly established full control over the al-Lailiyeh neighborhood in Al-Hasaka city.{{cite web|title=Al-Liliyah Quarter of Al-Hasakah Back Under the Control of the Syrian Armed Forces|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/al-liliyah-quarter-of-al-hasakah-back-under-the-control-of-the-syrian-armed-forces/|website=Al-Masdar|date=8 July 2015|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709011716/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/al-liliyah-quarter-of-al-hasakah-back-under-the-control-of-the-syrian-armed-forces/|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=live}} On 10 July, ISIL captured the Faculty of Economics, on the southern outskirts of the city, but part of it was recaptured by the Syrian Army later in the day.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/2-booby-trapped-vehicles-target-the-southeast-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah-while-is-members-killed-in-aerial-bombardment/ |title=2 booby-trapped vehicles target the southeast of the city of al- Hasakah, while IS members killed in aerial bombardment |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714225141/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/2-booby-trapped-vehicles-target-the-southeast-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah-while-is-members-killed-in-aerial-bombardment/ |archive-date=14 July 2015 }} The Syrian Army also reportedly captured the southeastern part of the Al-Nishwa District.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/complete-report-from-al-hasakah-syrian-army-captures-se-al-nishwa/|title=Complete Report from Al-Hasakah: Syrian Army Captures SE Al-Nishwa|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=10 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715100938/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/complete-report-from-al-hasakah-syrian-army-captures-se-al-nishwa/|archive-date=15 July 2015|url-status=live}}
On 10 July, ISIL militants captured the military housing to the east of the Al-Zuhour neighborhood, fully besieging the Syrian Army forces in the juvenile prison and the power plant to the south of Al-Hasakah city. Around the same time, YPG forces to the south of Al-Harmalah had advanced eastward to the Abyad Bridge, capturing it, and severing a section of an ISIL supply route, to the south of Al-Hasakah's Al-Nishwa District.
On 13 July, ISIL captured the Al-Ahdath Prison, in the southern countryside of the city, after besieging it for one week. 23 NDF and SAA soldiers were killed and 11 missing during a breakout attempt, while 37 SAA soldiers managed to reach Syrian government lines.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-captures-the-besieged-al-ahdath-prison-in-al-hasakah/|title=ISIS Captures the Besieged Al-Ahdath Prison in Al-Hasakah|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=13 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716000533/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-captures-the-besieged-al-ahdath-prison-in-al-hasakah/|archive-date=16 July 2015|url-status=live}}
On 14 July, the Syrian Army announced it had concluded the first phase of military operations inside the provincial capital of Al-Hasakah, and had now entered the second phase. The first phase consisted of forestalling ISIL's progress in Al-Hasakah city. The goal of the second phase was to recapture the west district of the Al-Nishwa Quarter, along with the remaining territory in the Al-Zuhour Quarter under ISIL's control (i.e. the Panorama Roundabout). The goal of the third and final phase was to recapture the villages surrounding Al-Hasakah City, in order to build another buffer zone to prevent the encroaching combatants of ISIL from re-entering.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-prepares-for-phase-2-of-military-operations-in-al-hasakah-city|title=Syrian Army Prepares for Phase 2 of Military Operations in Al-Hasakah City|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=14 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716205426/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-prepares-for-phase-2-of-military-operations-in-al-hasakah-city/|archive-date=16 July 2015|url-status=live}}
=ISIL surrounded and expelled=
On 17 July, YPG captured the Al-Ahdath Prison as well as a power plant, from ISIL, in an action that effectively encircled the 1,200 remaining ISIL combatants in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/explosion-near-the-syrian-iraqi-border-in-the-countryside-of-al-hasakah |title=Explosion near the Syrian – Iraqi border in the countryside of Al-Hasakah |date=17 July 2015 |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723025428/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/explosion-near-the-syrian-iraqi-border-in-the-countryside-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=23 July 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-offensive-in-al-hasakah-ends-miserably-1200-militants-trapped-inside-the-city|title=ISIS offensive in Al-Hasakah ends miserably: 1,200 militants trapped inside the city|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=18 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721204804/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-offensive-in-al-hasakah-ends-miserably-1200-militants-trapped-inside-the-city/|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=live}} YPG fighters had also taken control of the villages formerly controlled by the Syrian Army to the west of Al-Hasakah city, leaving the Syrian Army in control of only central Al-Hasakah city. This left ISIL fully besieged in Al-Hasakah city in 2 separate pockets, in the Nashwa, Al-Zuhour, and Abu Bakr neighborhoods, in the south and the southeast of Al-Hasakah city.{{Cite web |url=http://i.imgur.com/GODz6FJ.png |title=Al-Hasakah battle map: 17 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010100147/http://i.imgur.com/GODz6FJ.png |archive-date=10 October 2017 |url-status=live }} By 20 July, the Syrian Army also expelled ISIL fighters from the Ghuweran district.{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/syrian-troops-kurds-join-to-fight-daesh-in-hasakeh-1.1553101|title=Syrian troops, Kurds join to fight Daesh in Hasakeh|author=AFP|date=20 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723004849/http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/syrian-troops-kurds-join-to-fight-daesh-in-hasakeh-1.1553101|archive-date=23 July 2015|url-status=live}}
On 21 July, SOHR reported that 13 ISIL fighters had been killed in SAAF airstrikes. Simultaneously, YPG reportedly advanced, capturing Al-Watwatiyah and the rural area north of Tal Tanaynir as well as some farms north of Bab Al-Khayr. NDF and Gozarto also gained some territory, capturing three building blocks in the Al-Shari'ah neighborhood. ISIL forces were reportedly now fully besieged inside Al-Hasakah.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/13-is-militants-killed-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah-and-loud-explosions-heard-on-its-outskirts |title=13 IS militants killed in the city of al- Hasakah, and loud explosions heard on its outskirts |date=21 July 2015 |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721112741/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/13-is-militants-killed-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah-and-loud-explosions-heard-on-its-outskirts/ |archive-date=21 July 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-struggling-to-maintain-ground-in-al-hasakah/|title=ISIS struggling to maintain ground in Al-Hasakah|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=21 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721150527/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-struggling-to-maintain-ground-in-al-hasakah/|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=live}}
By 23 July, Kurdish forces and their Syriac allies were largely in control of the city, having recaptured their own areas, as well as areas previously held by the Syrian Government, from ISIL, as well as controlling most of the access points into the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/kurds-near-complete-control-hasakah-militia-721272|title=Kurds in near complete control of Hasakah: militia|work=Al Bawaba|access-date=28 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724004549/http://www.albawaba.com/news/kurds-near-complete-control-hasakah-militia-721272|archive-date=24 July 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.petercliffordonline.com/syria-iraq-news-5/|title=SYRIA and IRAQ NEWS|work=Peter Clifford Online|access-date=28 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717134353/http://www.petercliffordonline.com/syria-iraq-news-5/|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=live}} That day, YPG and allies advanced towards al-Melbiyyeh regiment, as well as taking parts of Western al-Nashweh neighborhood. Meanwhile, government troops also advanced in the Ghwyran neighborhood.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/ypg-and-the-regime-forces-are-tightening-noose-on-the-islamic-state-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |title=YPG and the regime forces are tightening noose on the "Islamic state" in the city of Al-Hasakah |author=Edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=28 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805014042/https://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/ypg-and-the-regime-forces-are-tightening-noose-on-the-islamic-state-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=5 August 2015 }} At the end of the day, ISIL retreated towards the Shar'iah neighborhood, while the YPG and Syrian government forces made new gains in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-violent-clashes-continue-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah-wounding-and-killing-soldiers-of-the-regime-forces/ |title=The violent clashes continue in the city of al- Hasakah wounding and killing soldiers of the regime forces |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=28 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724082505/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-violent-clashes-continue-in-the-city-of-al-hasakah-wounding-and-killing-soldiers-of-the-regime-forces/ |archive-date=24 July 2015 }} On 24 July, it was also reported that the ISIL leadership in Al-Shaddadi had abandoned a plan to rescue the besieged ISIL forces in Al-Hasakah city, after two vehicle bomb attacks were stopped by the YPG at Al-Dawudiyah and Al-Salaliah.{{cite web|url=http://www.petercliffordonline.com/syria-iraq-news-4/|title=SYRIA and IRAQ NEWS|work=Peter Clifford Online|access-date=1 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218021137/http://www.petercliffordonline.com/syria-iraq-news-4/|archive-date=18 December 2014}}
By 25 July, Kurdish and allied forces had seized the western al-Nashweh neighborhood and reached the outskirts of Shar'iah neighborhood, while also reaching Filastin Street in the city center. Meanwhile, Syrian government forces advanced around the Gweiran Sport City.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/lieutenant-colonel-assassinated-in-al-hasakah-city-and-ypg-and-al-sanadid-army-take-over-eastern-al-nashweh-neighborhood/ |title=Lieutenant colonel assassinated in Al-Hasakah city, and YPG and al-Sanadid army take over Eastern al-Nashweh neighborhood |author=Edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=28 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726004651/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/lieutenant-colonel-assassinated-in-al-hasakah-city-and-ypg-and-al-sanadid-army-take-over-eastern-al-nashweh-neighborhood/ |archive-date=26 July 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-clashes-renew-in-the-southern-part-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |title=The clashes renew in the southern part of the city of al- Hasakah |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=28 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726004428/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-clashes-renew-in-the-southern-part-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=26 July 2015 }} On 26 July, the SOHR reported that Syrian government forces had managed to isolate the ISIL units in the southern Al-Hasakah city, separating the contingents battling the YPG in western al-Neshwa from the units fighting Syrian government forces in the al-Zuhour neighborhood, in the southern part of Al-Hasakah city. Hundreds of civilian refugees who had previously fled the battle were now reportedly beginning to return to their homes.http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/civilians-of-hasakah-city-come-back-to-their-homes{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ISIL control of the city was reduced to 10%, with Syrian government forces controlling 20%, and the Kurdish forces and their allies now expanding their control to most of the city, with them controlling the remaining 70%.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/kurds-gain-ground-syrias-hasakeh-fightback-141720299.html|title=Kurds 'gain ground in Syria's Hasakeh' in IS fightback|date=25 July 2015|work=Yahoo News|access-date=28 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728030357/http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-gain-ground-syrias-hasakeh-fightback-141720299.html|archive-date=28 July 2015|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/07/25/Kurds-gain-ground-in-Syria-s-Hasakah-in-ISIS-fightback-.html|title=Kurds 'gain ground in Syria's Hasakah' in ISIS fightback|website=english.alarabiya.net|date=25 July 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019235115/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/07/25/Kurds-gain-ground-in-Syria-s-Hasakah-in-ISIS-fightback-.html|archive-date=2017-10-19|url-status=live}} Later on that same day, the SOHR reported that ISIL was close to defeat in Al-Hasakah city, with their presence reduced to a pocket of resistance in the neighborhood of al-Zuhour, in southern Al-Hasakah city. The recent days of conflict had left at least 271 ISIL fighters dead.{{Cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/islamic-state-defeated-in-the-battle-of-abo-sahl-al-ordoni-in-al-hasakah/ |title = "Islamic State" defeated in the battle of "Abo Sahl al- Ordoni" in al… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150727180427/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/islamic-state-defeated-in-the-battle-of-abo-sahl-al-ordoni-in-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=27 July 2015 |url-status=dead}} On July 28, it was reported that ISIL had finally been defeated after the YPG and government forces managed to seize al-Zuhour, which killed 31 ISIL fighters. A few remaining ISIL militants were said to be trapped inside the west district of the Al-Nishwa Quarter, with all available supply lines breached and nowhere to escape.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-kicked-out-of-southern-al-hasakah-syrian-army-in-full-control-of-al-zuhour/|title=ISIS Kicked Out of Southern Al-Hasakah: Syrian Army in Full Control of Al-Zuhour|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=28 July 2015|access-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729011932/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-kicked-out-of-southern-al-hasakah-syrian-army-in-full-control-of-al-zuhour/|archive-date=29 July 2015|url-status=live}} Later on 28 July, the Al-Zuhour District was nearly cleared by YPG and Syrian Army forces, resulting in the remaining ISIL militants being pushed to the southern outskirts of the city.{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/07/28/Syria-regime-Kurds-push-ISIS-from-Hasakah.html|title=Syria regime, Kurds push ISIS from Hasakah|date=28 July 2015|access-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730031007/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/07/28/Syria-regime-Kurds-push-ISIS-from-Hasakah.html|archive-date=30 July 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/syrian-army-kurds-push-daesh-out-hasakah-monitor-724206|title=Syrian army, Kurds push Daesh out of Hasakah: monitor|work=Al Bawaba|access-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730034220/http://www.albawaba.com/news/syrian-army-kurds-push-daesh-out-hasakah-monitor-724206|archive-date=30 July 2015|url-status=live}}
On 29 July, the US-led Coalition conducted two airstrikes on ISIL positions near Al-Hasakah city.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2015/07/30/US-allies-target-Islamic-State-in-Syria-Iraq-with-14-air-strikes--US-Military/|title=U.S., allies target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq with 14 air strikes - U.S. Military - World - The Star Online|access-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814212839/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2015/07/30/US-allies-target-Islamic-State-in-Syria-Iraq-with-14-air-strikes--US-Military/|archive-date=14 August 2015|url-status=live}}
On 30 July, there were still two ISIL pockets at the southern entrance of the city{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-surrounded-at-the-southern-entrance-of-al-hasakah-city/|title=ISIS Surrounded at the Southern Entrance of Al-Hasakah City|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=30 July 2015|access-date=30 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730151205/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-surrounded-at-the-southern-entrance-of-al-hasakah-city/|archive-date=30 July 2015|url-status=live}} and in the Al-Zuhour District.{{cite web|url=http://aranews.net/2015/07/isis-strives-to-keep-final-positions-in-hasakah/|title=ISIS strives to keep final positions in Hasakah|work=ARA News|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807050513/http://aranews.net/2015/07/isis-strives-to-keep-final-positions-in-hasakah/|archive-date=7 August 2015|url-status=dead}} The remaining ISIL militants tried to entrench themselves inside buildings near the Youth Housing Camp, but were subjected to further assaults, with 20 fighters killed by YPG forces. The remaining ISIL fighters were thus left with an ultimatum to "surrender or die". Meanwhile, five soldiers were killed and eight others wounded after ISIL launched an attack on the southern part of Hasakah city.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/13-regime-forces-killed-and-wounded-in-al-hasakah-city/ |title=13 regime forces killed and wounded in al-Hasakah city |author=jack |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=30 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925044759/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/13-regime-forces-killed-and-wounded-in-al-hasakah-city/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }} By 31 July, Syrian government forces had made further advances against ISIL.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-clashes-are-still-taking-place-in-the-southern-suburbs-of-al-hasakah-city |title=The clashes are still taking place in the southern suburbs of Al-Hasakah city |author=Edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=3 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104826/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-clashes-are-still-taking-place-in-the-southern-suburbs-of-al-hasakah-city/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 }} By the next day, the number of killed ISIL fighters since 28 July had reached 25.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/08/ypg-kills-25-is-militants-and-drags-their-bodies-on-the-outskirts-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |title=YPG kills 25 IS militants and drags their bodies at the outskirts of the city of al- Hasakah |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=3 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803061117/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/08/ypg-kills-25-is-militants-and-drags-their-bodies-on-the-outskirts-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=3 August 2015 }}
Clashes continued in the southern suburbs until 1 August,{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/08/violent-clashes-take-place-around-the-town-of-tal-brak-and-in-the-suburbs-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |title=Violent clashes take place around the town of Tal Brak and in the suburbs of the city of al- Hasakah |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=3 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926175509/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/08/violent-clashes-take-place-around-the-town-of-tal-brak-and-in-the-suburbs-of-the-city-of-al-hasakah/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 }} and later on that day, the city was reportedly secured from ISIL, after their last stronghold in the al-Zuhor district was captured by SAA/YPG forces.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CizireCanton/status/627413277862199296|title=CC news|work=Twitter|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230055437/https://twitter.com/CizireCanton/status/627413277862199296|archive-date=30 December 2015|url-status=live}} On the same day, the YPG{{cite web|url=http://dckurd.org/2015/08/02/august-1-strong-resistance-finally-results-in-full-liberation-of-the-city-hasakah-from-the-isil-terrorists/|title=August 1: Strong Resistance Finally Results in Full Liberation of the City Hasakah from the ISIL Terrorists|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302164405/http://dckurd.org/2015/08/02/august-1-strong-resistance-finally-results-in-full-liberation-of-the-city-hasakah-from-the-isil-terrorists/|archive-date=2016-03-02|url-status=dead}} and the SAA released press statements stating that they had fully secured the city from ISIL.{{cite web|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/01/syrian-rebel-group-leaves-their-hq-after-clash-al-qaida/30984871/|title=Syrian rebel group leaves their HQ after clash with al-Qaida|author=Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press|date=1 August 2015|work=MilitaryTimes|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802225255/http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/01/syrian-rebel-group-leaves-their-hq-after-clash-al-qaida/30984871/|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=live}} The YPG also stated that the nearest ISIL positions to Al-Hasakah city had been pushed back to a distance of {{convert|4|km|mi|2}} from the city suburbs.
Aftermath
{{See also|Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)}}
The battle against ISIL left several districts of Al-Hasakah city in ruins, due to the massive bombing and shelling.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-destruction-in-al-hasakah-in-photos-and-video/ |title=The destruction in Al-Hasakah in photos and video |author=Edward |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=29 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926210828/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/07/the-destruction-in-al-hasakah-in-photos-and-video/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}
On 3 August, Syrian government sources confirmed that the city had been fully cleared of ISIL fighters. The sources also stated that the Syrian government and the YPG had now begun negotiations for redistributing contested territories seized by either side during the battle. Thus far, negotiations had resulted in the Syrian government handing control of a school over to the YPG.{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-largest-offensive-fails-al-hasakah-city-is-fully-secured|title=ISIS' Largest Offensive Fails: Al-Hasakah City is Fully Secured|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=3 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805074741/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-largest-offensive-fails-al-hasakah-city-is-fully-secured/|archive-date=5 August 2015|url-status=live}} On the night of 3 August, YPG-led forces captured farmland from ISIL near the village of Rajman, to the southeast of Al-Hasakah city, in a clearing operation.{{cite web|url=http://ypgrojava.com/en/index.php/statements/786-aug-5-combined-defense-units-emerge-strong-operations-around-hasakah-and-sarrin-post-liberation|title=Aug 5: Combined Defense Units Emerge Strong Operations Around Hasakah and Sarrin, Post Liberation|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808010925/http://ypgrojava.com/en/index.php/statements/786-aug-5-combined-defense-units-emerge-strong-operations-around-hasakah-and-sarrin-post-liberation|archive-date=2015-08-08|url-status=dead}}
On 11 August, the US-led Coalition conducted an airstrike on a village east of Al-Hasakah city, blowing up a building that ISIL was using for a meeting, which killed over 50 ISIL militants.{{cite web|url=http://aranews.net/2015/08/at-least-50-isis-militants-killed-in-u-s-led-strike-near-syrias-hasakah/|title=At least 50 ISIS militants killed in U.S.-led strike near Syria's Hasakah - ARA News|work=ARA News|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811055612/http://aranews.net/2015/08/at-least-50-isis-militants-killed-in-u-s-led-strike-near-syrias-hasakah/|archive-date=11 August 2015|url-status=dead}} On 12 August, ISIL reportedly publicly shot and executed more than 90 of its own members as punishment for escaping the battlefield. ISIL claimed that the fighters' desertion was the main cause of ISIL's loss at the Battle of Al-Hasakah.{{cite web|url=http://aranews.net/2015/08/islamic-state-executes-90-of-its-militants-for-escaping-battlefield/|title=Islamic State executes 90 of its militants for escaping battlefield|work=ARA News|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812064503/http://aranews.net/2015/08/islamic-state-executes-90-of-its-militants-for-escaping-battlefield/|archive-date=12 August 2015|url-status=dead}} It was reported on 16 August that ISIL had executed four more of its own fighters, for allegedly collaborating with the CJTF–OIR Coalition.{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/08/islamic-state-execute-4-of-its-own-militants-for-cooperating-with-the-international-coalition/ |title="Islamic State" executes 4 of its own militants for "cooperating with the international coalition" |author=Master |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=16 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023071453/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/08/islamic-state-execute-4-of-its-own-militants-for-cooperating-with-the-international-coalition/ |archive-date=23 October 2015 }}
See also
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- Sinjar massacre
- Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)
- December 2014 Sinjar offensive
- November 2015 Sinjar offensive
- Siege of Kobanî
- Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015)
- Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015)
- Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015)
- Palmyra offensive (May 2015)
- Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015)
- Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015)
- 2015 Ramadan attacks
- Kobanî massacre
- Al-Hawl offensive
- Tishrin Dam offensive
- Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016)
- Battle of Qamishli (April 2016)
- Battle of Al-Hasakah (2016)
- Rojava
- Rojava Revolution
- Military intervention against ISIL
- List of wars and battles involving ISIL
- Timeline of ISIL related events
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References
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External links
- [https://www.defense.gov/Home/features/2014/0814_iraq/Airstrikes6/ Operation Inherent Resolve airstrike updates]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150726212153/http://www.agathocledesyracuse.com/archives/category/syria ISIL frontline maps (Syria)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150802170915/http://www.agathocledesyracuse.com/archives/385 Al-Hasakah city frontline maps]
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