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Palmyra offensive (March 2016)

9 March 2016 (ended 2016) · Syria

Part of: Syrian Civil War, Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: battle (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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The Palmyra offensive (March 2016) was a military operation of the Syrian Arab Army, supported by Russian airstrikes, to recapture from the Islamic State the city of Tadmur (near the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra), which was strategically important for both forces due to its position in central Syria. The city was fully recaptured on 27 March.

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