Al-Hawl refugee campThe Al-Hawl refugee camp (also Al-Hol refugee camp or simply Al-Hawl camp, Arabic: مخيم الهول للاجئين, Kurdish: کەمپی ھۆڵ, romanized: Kempa holê) was a refugee camp on the southern outskirts of the town of al-Hawl in northern Syria, close to the Syria-Iraq border, which held individuals displaced from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
2015 al-Hawl offensiveOffensive during the Syrian Civil WarBelligerentsSyrian Democratic ForcesInternational Freedom BattalionSinjar Resistance UnitsAirstrikes:CJTF–OIRIslamic StateCommanders and leaders Torhildan(YPJ commander) Haqi Kobani(YPG commander) Alwan al-Shammari(Al-Sanadid Forces commander) Adnan al-Ahmad(Northern Sun Battalioncommander-in-chief)Adnan Abu Amjad(Northern Sun Battalion second-in-command) Col. Talal Ali Sulo(Seljuq Brigade leader) Khalil Iskander(al-Qa'qa Brigade commander) Qehreman(Al-Tahrir Brigade commander-in-chief) Hêvî Sarya(MLKP commander)Abu Ali al-Anbari(Deputy, Syria) Adam al-Shishani(Top ISIL commander in Al-Hasakah Province) Unknown Dagestani ISIL leader †Units involved Syrian Democratic Forces YPGYPJAl-Sanadid ForcesJaysh al-ThuwarNorthern Sun BattalionKurdish Front BrigadeSeljuq Brigadeal-Qa'qa' BrigadeLiwa Thuwar al-RaqqaMFSHSNBAl-Tahrir BrigadeBrigade Groups of Al-JaziraInternational Freedom BattalionMLKPMartyr Serkan BattalionDevrimci KarargâhUnited Freedom ForcesMLSPB-DCTKP/ML TİKKOMilitary of ISILal-Barakah ProvinceStrength 2,700+ fighters 1,000+ fightersCasualties and losses 33 killed 493+ killed (per the SDF) 4–8 civilians killed by CJTF–OIR airstrikesThe 2015 al-Hawl offensive was an offensive launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the strategic town of al-Hawl and the surrounding countryside from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Syrian civil war2011–2024 armed conflict in SyriaBelligerentsFull list of factionsCasualties and lossesTotal deaths656,493+Civilian deaths219,223–306,887+ Displaced people6.7 million internally6.6 million externally (refugees) (March 2021)See Casualties of the Syrian civil war for detailsThe Syrian civil war was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring.
Al-Hawl SubdistrictAl-Hawl Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الهول) is a subdistrict of Hasakah District in eastern Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the town of al-Hawl. The subdistrict is located east of al-Hasakah. It borders to the Khabur Basin to the west, and the Sinjar mountains just across the Iraqi border to the east. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 14,804.
SyriaSyria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a provisional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is Syria's capital and largest city.
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent ResolveCombined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) is a joint task force established by a U.S.-led international coalition against the Islamic State. Its stated aim is to "degrade and destroy" the Islamic State. Led by United States Army Central (ARCENT), it is composed of military forces and personnel from over 30 countries.
Islamic StateSalafi jihadist militant organisation
Hasakah GovernorateHasakah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الحسكة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasaka; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Hesekê; Classical Syriac: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, romanized: Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, and also known as ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water, natural environment, and more than one hundred archaeological sites.
Romanization of ArabicThe romanization of Arabic is the systematic rendering of written and spokenArabic in the Latin script. Romanized Arabic is used for various purposes, among them transcription of names and titles, cataloging Arabic language works, language education when used instead of or alongside the Arabic script, and representation of the language in scientific publications by linguists.
Literal translationLiteral translation, direct translation, word-for-word translation, word-by-word translation, or word-to-word translation is the translation of a text done by translating each word separately without analysing how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence. In translation theory, another term for literal translation is metaphrase (as opposed to paraphrase for an analogous translation).
Administrative centreAn administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county seat or town, or the place where the central administration of a commune or equivalent subdivision, is located.
ArabicCentral Semitic languageArabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.