On 8 June, ISIL renewed its offensive[16] and managed to break the Army's lines around Abu Kamal[17] by using 10 suicide bombers,[18] including several SVBIEDs.[19] ISIL fighters managed to break into the city and fighting came close to the city center.[17] The attack once again cut the highway.[18] However, soon the Army launched a counter-attack and by the following day it was reported that the military managed to re-secure the city.[20] During the fighting, the commander of the Syrian Army's 11th Tank Division, General Ali Muhammad al-Hussein, was killed in clashes on the outskirts of Abu Kamal.[21] The commander of Hezbollah's Rocket Division was also killed.[1] On 10 June, ISIL's offensive against Abu Kamal was still continuing,[22] before the militants withdrew from the city on 11 June.[7]