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Abu Kamal ( Arabic: أَبُو كَمَال, romanized : ʾAbū Kamāl) or Al-Bukamal ( Arabic: ٱلْبُوكَمَال, romanized : al-Būkamāl) is a city on the Euphrates river in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate of eastern Syria near the border with Iraq. It is the administrative centre of the Abu Kamal District and the local subdistrict (Abu Kamal Subdistrict).
- Abu Kamal District
Abu Kamal District (Arabic: منطقة البوكمال, romanized:...
- 1997 Empire State Building shooting
On February 23, 1997, Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a 69-year-old...
- 2008 Abu Kamal raid
The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by...
- 2017 Abu Kamal offensive
The 2017 Abu Kamal offensive, codenamed Operation Fajr-3...
- 2016 Abu Kamal offensive
Abu Kamal offensive (2016) Part of inter-rebel conflict of...
- Abu Kamal District
Abu Kamal District (Arabic: منطقة البوكمال, romanized: manṭiqat Albūkamāl) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Abu Kamal. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 265,142.
- 6,807.01 km² (2,628.20 sq mi)
- Deir ez-Zor
On February 23, 1997, Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a 69-year-old Palestinian teacher, opened fire on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York City. The gunman killed one person and wounded six others before taking his own life with a gunshot to the head.
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The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary officers from Special Activities Division and United States Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command inside Syrian territory on October 26, 2008.
- 26 October 2008; 14 years ago
- Special operations
- Operational success
Abu Kamal offensive (2016) Part of inter-rebel conflict of the Syrian civil war and the international military intervention against ISIL. Map of the offensive. Date. 28–29 June 2016. (1 day) Location. Abu Kamal District, Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
The 2017 Abu Kamal offensive, codenamed Operation Fajr-3 (translated Operation Dawn 3), was a military offensive launched by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies against members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
- 23 October – 6 December 2017, (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
- Abu Kamal changes hands three times before being captured by the Syrian Army on 19 November
- Decisive Syrian Army and allies victory
Al-Bukamal — Overview. Al-Bukamal, Al-Boukamal or Al-Bu-Kamal (Arabic: البوكمال , Turkish: Ebu Kemal or Kışla), also referred to as Abu Kamal, is a city in eastern Syria on the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq.
