Wikipedia's first sentence called it “military offensive launched by the syrian arab army and its allies against members of the islamic state of iraq”. Today it says “military offensive launched by the syrian arab army and its allies against members of the islamic state”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
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 . The aim of the offensive was to capture ISIL's last urban stronghold in Syria, the border town of Abu Kamal . This offensive was a part of the larger Eastern Syria campaign . The offensive took place at the same time as the Western Iraq campaign , which was aimed at recapturing the ISIL-held border town of Al-Qa'im and the rest of western Iraq. "Continuous violent clashes west of Euphrates River and southwest of Bokamal by the regime forces supported by their loyal gunmen and with cover by the intense bombardment" . 7 November 2017. "ISIS fights fiercely to defend its last area remaining on the banks of the Euphrates River against the attacks of the SDF and the regime forces and their allied • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights" . 4 December 2017. "With the continuation of military operations east of Euphrates River, the media of the regime, Russia and their loyal media spread false news about controlling the entire both banks of Euphrates" . 6 December 2017 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
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 . The aim of the offensive was to capture ISIL's last urban stronghold in Syria, the border town of Abu Kamal . This offensive was a part of the larger Eastern Syria campaign . The offensive took place at the same time as the Western Iraq campaign , which was aimed at recapturing the ISIL-held border town of Al-Qa'im and the rest of western Iraq. "Continuous violent clashes west of Euphrates River and southwest of Bokamal by the regime forces supported by their loyal gunmen and with cover by the intense bombardment" . 7 November 2017. "ISIS fights fiercely to defend its last area remaining on the banks of the Euphrates River against the attacks of the SDF and the regime forces and their allied • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights" . 4 December 2017. "With the continuation of military operations east of Euphrates River, the media of the regime, Russia and their loyal media spread false news about controlling the entire both banks of Euphrates" . 6 December 2017 .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
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 (IS) in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate . The aim of the offensive was to capture IS's last urban stronghold in Syria, the border town of Abu Kamal . This offensive was a part of the larger Eastern Syria campaign . The offensive took place at the same time as the Western Iraq campaign , which was aimed at recapturing the IS-held border town of Al-Qa'im and the rest of western Iraq. "Continuous violent clashes west of Euphrates River and southwest of Bokamal by the regime forces supported by their loyal gunmen and with cover by the intense bombardment" . 7 November 2017. "ISIS fights fiercely to defend its last area remaining on the banks of the Euphrates River against the attacks of the SDF and the regime forces and their allied • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights" . 4 December 2017. "With the continuation of military operations east of Euphrates River, the media of the regime, Russia and their loyal media spread false news about controlling the entire both banks of Euphrates" . 6 December 2017 .
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military offensive launched by the syrian arab army and its allies against members of the islamic state of iraq
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military offensive launched by the syrian arab army and its allies against members of the islamic state
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