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Maltese civil war and spillover
Part of the Rise of Artharianism, the decline of NATO, the decline of the European Union and Rise of Mercenary Companies.


Top: Government soldiers fighting in the Battle of Mikiel Anton Vassalli Road.
Bottom: Government guerilla fighters in the Buskett Woodlands surrender to Nationalist rebels.
Date3 May 2024 (2024-05-03) – present
(2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Maltese islands (with spillovers in neighboring countries)
Result
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
Republic of
Malta
(Labour-led Abela government)

Socialist and Antifa militias
Support:
The League (14 May - 2 June)

Islamic State Islamic State
  • Islamic State Wilayat Tunis


The League (11 May - 14 May)






Commanders and leaders



Joe Mizzi (11 May - 14 May)




  • Lt. Col. Paul Abela  Surrendered
  • Paul Catania  
  • Tristan Borg  Surrendered
  • Bernard Brincat  Surrendered
  • Italy Col. Radolfo Finizio  Surrendered
  • Italy Lt. Col. Gilberto Ciocco  
  • Italy Lt. Col. Alessio Mondelli  Surrendered
Units involved
See order See order See order
Strength
Armed Forces of
Malta
& Malta
Police Force
:
Approx. 15,000
soldiers and
policemen.

Leftist militias:
1500-3500
Italian and Spanish soldiers: 1,000 (4 May - 16 May)
British S.A.S. servicemen and advisors: 248 (6 May - 15 May)
Armed Forces of
Malta
& Malta
Police Force
:
Approx. 5000
soldiers and
policemen

Leftist militias:
1000-1500
Islamic State: 10,000+ (in Syria and Iraq, 2022) [1]

SDF: 60,000–75,000 (2017 est.)[2]

  • YPG & YPJ: 20,000–30,000 (2017 est.)[3]
  • Syriac Military Council (MFS): 1,000 (2017 est.)[4]
  • Al-Sanadid Forces: 2,000–4,000 (2017 est.)[4]
  • SDF Military Councils: 10,000+[5][6][7]
United States Armed Forces:
600[8]
Casualties and losses
Syrian Arab Republic:
91,267–103,670 soldiers & 67,242 militiamen killed[9][10]
4,100 soldiers/militiamen & 1,800 supporters captured[9]
Hezbollah:
1,712–2,000 killed[9][11]
Russia Russia:
137–160 soldiers killed & 266–284 PMCs killed[12]
Other non-Syrian fighters:
8,628 killed[9] (2,300–3,500+ IRGC-led)[13][14]
Total:
169,252–181,984 killed

Syrian oppositionSyrian Interim Government
Syrian Salvation Government:
111,576–152,173 killed[a][9][10]


Turkey Turkey:
256–313 killed (2016–20 incursions)[15]
Islamic State Islamic State:
41,101 killed[9]

NES:
14,114 killed[9]
PKK:
3,200+ killed[16]


CJTF–OIR:
13 killed[17] (United States 10, United Kingdom 1, France 1, Jordan 1)

At least 306,887 civilians killed (per United Nations)[18]

100 other foreign soldiers killed (Lebanon 60, Turkey 17 (pre-2016), Iraq 16, Jordan 7)


Total killed:
499,657–610,000 (per SOHR)[9]
580,000+ (per GCR2P)[19]


Estimated 6.7 million internally displaced & 6.6 million refugees (March 2021)[20]

  1. ^ "Syria in ISIS's Strategy – Can ISIS be defeated without a solution in Syria?". stimson.org. 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ Rashid (2018), p. 7.
  3. ^ Rashid (2018), p. 16.
  4. ^ a b Rashid (2018), p. 53.
  5. ^ "US coalition spokesman: Arabs are leading Manbij campaign, not Kurds". ARA News. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "US-backed fighters close in on IS Syria bastion". AFP. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ Rodi Said (25 August 2017). "U.S.-backed forces to attack Syria's Deir al-Zor soon: SDF official". Reuters.
  8. ^ Sisk, Richard (10 November 2019). "Up to 600 Troops Now Set to Remain in Syria Indefinitely, Top General Says". Military.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Syrian Revolution 11 years on | SOHR documents by names nearly 161,000 civilian deaths, including 40,500 children and women". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Tantalizing promises of Bashar al- Assad kill more than 11000 fighters of his forces during 5 months". SOHR. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  11. ^ "On Balance, Hezbollah Has Benefited from the Syrian Conflict". The Soufan Group. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  12. ^ 151–201 killed (2015–17),[1][2][3] 14–64 killed (Battle of Khasham, Feb. 2018),[4][5] 18 killed (May 2018 – June 2019),[6][7][8][9][10][11] total of 183–283 reported dead
  13. ^ "IRGC Strategist Hassan Abbasi Praises Iranian Parents Who Handed Over Their Oppositionist Children For Execution: Educating People To This Level Is The Pinnacle Of The Islamic Republic's Achievement; Adds: 2,300 Iranians Have Been Killed In Syria War". MEMRI.
  14. ^ الشامية, محرر الدرر (30 August 2017). "عميد إيراني يكشف عن إحصائية بأعداد قتلى بلاده في سوريا". الدرر الشامية. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  15. ^ 72 killed in Operation Euphrates Shield, 61–96 killed in Operation Olive Branch, 70–84 killed in Idlib buffer zone, 18 killed in Operation Peace Spring, 16–24 killed after Operation Spring Shield, 2 killed after Operation Euphates Shield, total of 239–296 reported killed (for more details see here)
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference pkk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Pilot killed as U.S. F-16 crashes in Jordan".
    "Jordan pilot murder: Islamic State deploys asymmetry of fear". BBC News. 4 February 2015.
    "US service member killed in Syria identified as 22-year-old from Georgia". ABC News. 27 May 2017.
    "US identifies American service member killed by IED in Syria". ABC News. 27 May 2017.
    "French soldier killed in Iraq-Syria military zone, Élysée Palace says". France24. 27 May 2017.
    "4 Americans among those killed in Syria attack claimed by ISIS". CNN. 27 May 2017.
    "Mystery surrounds the killing of a US soldier in the countryside of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) amid accusations against Turkey of targeting him". Syrian Observatory of Human Rights. 2 May 2019.
    "US service member killed in Syria identified as 22-year-old from Georgia". ABC News. 27 May 2017.
    "Army identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria". The Washington Times. 27 January 2020.
    "Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in Syria". The Hill. 23 July 2020.
  18. ^ Keaten, Jamey (28 June 2022). "UN: More than 300,000 civilians killed in Syria's conflict". ABC News. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Syria". Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 January 2023 suggested (help)
  20. ^ (UNHCR), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Syria emergency".


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