Battle of Ras al-Ayn

The Battle of Ras al-Ayn was a series of armed clashes for control of the town of Ras al-Ayn during the Syrian Civil War, mainly between the Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units (YPG) and an alliance of Syrian rebel groups, with the occasional involvement of the Syrian Armed Forces. As result of the battle's first phase, the Syrian Army was expelled from the city by Syrian rebels, whereupon the latter attacked the YPG-affiliated fighters in Ras al-Ayn. In the following months, the city was effectively divided into rebel-held and YPG-held areas, with intermittent fighting resulting in the gradual expansion of the YPG's territory in the city and its surroundings. Islamist and jihadist factions soon became dominant among the rebels in the region, further contributing to tensions with the secular-leftist YPG. In July 2013, the battle's final phase erupted and ended when an alliance of YPG-led troops completely expelled the rebels from Ras al-Ayn.

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Location: 36.85, 40.0667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2012-11-01T00:00:00Z

2012-12-17T00:00:00Z

2012 Battle of Ras al-Ayn

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243 Battle of Resaena

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685 Battle of Ayn al-Warda

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2019-10-20T00:00:00Z

2019 Second Battle of Ras al-Ayn

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502 — 506 Anastasian War

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People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (3)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (5)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (1)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (6)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (4)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (7)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (8)

People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (2)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1199	Bit Bahiani		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Al-Manajir	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	243	Battle of Resaena	Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	685	Battle of Ayn al-Warda	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Battle of Ras al-Ayn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2019	Second Battle of Ras al-Ayn	battle	Wikidata
event	war	502	Anastasian War	war, Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, Lakhmids	Wikidata
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (3)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (5)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (1)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (6)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (4)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (7)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (8)		Commons
commons	image		People's Defense Units defending Ras al-Ayn against al-Nusra Front terrorists (2)		Commons