Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016)

The Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016) was an ISIL military operation, during which it took over the northern suburbs of Deir ez-Zor on 16 January 2016, and killed from 135 to 300 people, while also kidnapping about 400 others. == Background == In 2011, the Syrian Civil War began after an uprising against president Bashar al-Assad.