Map of Northern Syria during the offensive, with the area shown within the Aleppo City map marked by the box.
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Date | 25 June 2016[16] – present
(2 months, 1 week and 5 days) |
Location | Aleppo, Syria |
Result |
Ongoing
- Army captures Castello road, besieging rebel-held areas of Aleppo[17][18][19]
- Army captures the al-Layramoun,[20] Bani Zeid[21] and Ashrafiyah districts,[22] and advances in the al-Khalidiyah district
- Rebels capture the Artillery Academy and Ramouseh district, cutting the government's main supply line[23]
- Rebel counter-offensive opens a new unsecured corridor via the Ramouseh district,[24][25][26] which eventually comes under Army fire-control[27]
- Army uses an alternative supply route via the Castello Road[28]
- Army recaptures the Artillery Academy, again besieging rebel-held areas of Aleppo[29]
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Belligerents |
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Supported by:
Turkey[15] |
Commanders and leaders |
Fahd Jassem al-Freij[30]
(Minister of Defense)
 Maj. Gen. Suheil Al Hassan[31]
(Tiger Forces chief commander)
 Maj. Gen. Adib Mohammed [32]
(Head of Aleppo security committee, replaced)
 Maj. Gen. Zaid Saleh [32]
(Replacement head of Aleppo security committee)
 Brig. Gen. Deeb Bazi †[33][34]
(Airforce Technical Base commander)
 Brig. Gen. Asif Kheir Bek (DOW)[35]
(Artillery School commander)
 Gen. Yasir Muhsin Miya †[36]
(Syrian Army commander)
 Gen. Muhammad Ali Sharbo †[36]
(Syrian Army commander)
 Suleiman al-Shwakh [37]
(Desert Commandos commander)
 Mudar Makhlouf [7]
(Military Security Shield Forces commander)
 Maj. Abolghassem Zahiri (WIA)[1]
(102nd Imam Hossein Battalion commander)
 Ahmad Gholami †[3]
(Iranian paramilitary commander)
 Haj Sameer Ali Awada †[38]
(Hezbollah top commander, alleged)
 Ali Muhammad Mustafa Khalil †[39]
(Imam Hujja Regiment commander)
Unknown Liwa Fatemiyoun commander †[1]
Zoran Birhat[40]
(YPJ senior commander)
Sharvan Efrin[40]
(YPG commander)
Unknown YPG commander †[41] | Maj. Yasser Abd al-Rahim[42]
(official leader of Fatah Halab)
Ammar Shaaban †[43]
(Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki top commander)
Abu ‘Abdo Saroukh †[44]
(Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki commander)
Col. Mohammad Bakkar †[45]
(Sham Legion top commander)
Zuheir Harba †[46]
(Sham Legion field commander)
Feisal Balkash †[47]
(Sham Legion commander)
Ahmad Al-Hayek †[48]
(Jaysh al-Islam commander)
Kamal Ahmad †[48]
(8th Brigade commander)
Abdel-Rahman Mansour †[46]
(Islamic Safwah Movement commander)
Yusuf Zo'ah †[49]
(Army of Mujahideen general commander)
Hammoud Al-Barm †[50]
(Army of Mujahideen commander)
Abdullah al-Muhaysini[51]
(Jabhat Fateh cleric and leader)
Abu Al-Muthanna †[48]
("Inghimassiyeen" commander)
Abu Faysal Al-Halabi †[52]
(Jabhat Fateh top commander)
Abu Madeen Al-Askri †[53]
(Jabhat Fateh top commander)
Abu Khaled Al-Libi †[53]
(Jabhat Fateh top commander)
Abu Hurirah Mutana’a †[53]
(Jabhat Fateh top commander)
Abu Muhammad Al-Turkestani †[54]
(Jabhat Fateh top commander)
Mohammad Al-Haj Abboud †[48]
(Jabhat Fateh field commander)
Abdel Qader Na’asani †[48]
(Jabhat Fateh commander)
Mohammad Hassan Al-Khatib †[55]
(Jabhat Fateh commander)
Haytham Al-Darwish †[55]
(Jabhat Fateh commander)
Abu Mohammad Al-Nashimi †[56]
(Jabhat Fateh commander)
Abu Ahmad Al-Souri †[56]
(Jabhat Fateh commander)
Abu Al-Bara’a Al-Hamwi †[56]
(Jabhat Fateh commander)
Abu Mohammad Al-Sari †[57]
(Ahrar al-Sham top commander)
Abu Saleh (WIA)[54]
(Ahrar al-Sham top commander)
Mustafa Al-Bayyour †[58]
(Ahrar al-Sham top commander)
Hossam Abu Bakr[59]
(Ahrar al-Sham commander)
Abu Al-Leith †[60]
(Ahrar al-Sham commander)
Khattab Abou Ahmad †[61]
(Abu Amara Brigades chief commander)
Yassin Najjar †[62]
(Abu Amara Brigades commander)
Abu Hamza Al-Shami †[48][55]
(5th Brigade commander)
Saif Allah †[63]
(Ahrar al-Sham tank commander)
Ali Hamam †[14]
(Ajnad al-Sham top commander)
Wa’el Diyab (WIA)[14]
(Ajnad al-Sham commander)
Abu Leith al-Tunisi †[64]
(Ansar al-Islam commander) |
Units involved |
- Isfahan division
- 102nd Imam Hossein Battalion[1]
- Alborz division[1]
 Hezbollah units
- Radwan Forces[68]
- Syrian Hezbollah groups
- Imam Mahdi Brigade[69]
- National Ideological Resistance[39]
- Imam Hujja Regiment[39]
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Strength |
 Unknown number of soldiers, 100+ tanks, 400+ BMPs[32]
- 400 Military Security Shield Forces fighters[7]
c. 2,000 al-Nujaba fighters[6]
120+ Naval Infantry advisors, several BMPs[8][74] |
2,500+ Jabhat Fateh fighters[32]
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Casualties and losses |
548 killed, 800+ wounded (31 July–15 August)[76]
140+ killed (31 August–4 September)[77] | 898 killed, 1,500+ wounded (31 July–15 August)[76]
114 killed (31 August–4 September)[77] |