Palmyra offensive (December 2016)
December 8–22, 2016 · Tadmur District
Result Partial ISIL victory
The Islamic State retook Palmyra from the Syrian army while Russian and Syrian forces fought for Aleppo.
Islamic State
Syrian government
Units
Iranian Armed Forces
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces
17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division
National Defence Forces
Radwan Force
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Airborne Forces
56th Guards Air Assault Regiment
Special Operations Forces (Russia)
Syrian Armed Forces
Syrian Army
10th Mechanized Division
11th Armored Division (Syria)
18th Armoured Division (Syria)
Syrian Republican Guard
25th Special Mission Forces Division
Russian Air Force
Syrian Air Force