What the records say
- When
- 23 Oct 2017 – 6 Dec 2017
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 34.45° N, 40.92° E
- Description
- military offensive
2017 Abu Kamal offensive
Military offensive
The 2017 Abu Kamal offensive, codenamed Operation Fajr-3, was a military offensive launched by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies against members of the Islamic State (IS) in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The aim of the offensive was to capture IS's last urban stronghold in Syria, the border town of Abu Kamal. This offensive was a part of the larger Eastern Syria campaign.
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