What the records say
- When
- 2 Mar 2017
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 34.56° N, 38.27° E
- Description
- 2017 military operation of the Syrian civil war
Palmyra offensive (2017)
2017 military operation of the Syrian Civil War
The Palmyra offensive in 2017 was launched by the Syrian Arab Army against the armed forces of the Islamic State (IS) in the Eastern Homs Governorate in January 2017, with the goal of recapturing Palmyra and its surrounding countryside.
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