The Latakia offensive refer to a series of battles to take control of the
Latakia Governorate
Latakia Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah''), also transliterated as Ladhakia, is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay Province to the no ...
during the
Syrian Civil War:
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2013 Latakia offensive: A failed rebel offensive launched in August 2013 to capture the Latakia Governorate from Government forces.
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2014 Latakia offensive: The second rebel offensive in the Latakia Governorate launched on 21 March 2014 by rebel Islamist groups including
Al-Nusra Front.
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2015–16 Latakia offensive: A Syrian Government offensive launched in November 2015 to capture rebel-held territory bordering
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
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2016 Latakia offensive: A failed rebel counter-offensive launched in June 2016 to seize the territory previously lost in the 2015–16 offensive.
See also
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Battle of Latakia (7 October 1973), a naval battle of the Yom Kippur War
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Second Battle of Latakia (11 October 1973), a naval battle of the Yom Kippur War
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Siege of Latakia (August 2011), Syrian Arab Spring, Syrian Civil War
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Latakia (disambiguation)
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Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2013
Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2014
Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2015