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2016 Hama offensive

2016 Hama offensive
Part of the Syrian civil war and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
2016 Hama Offensive (Western Hama Governorate).svg
Date 29 August – 6 November 2016
(2 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Location Hama Governorate, Syria
Result

Partial rebel victory
Belligerents

Jund al-Aqsa (part of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham since 9 October)

  • Abna al-Sham

Army of Conquest

Foreign mujahideen outside the Army of Conquest

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Sham Legion

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
SSNP
Iranian paramilitaries
border=no Guardians of the Dawn
Supported by:
Russia (air strikes)
Commanders and leaders
Omran Jabayereh †
(Jund al-Aqsa senior commander)
Abu Rayan Al-Hamwi †
(leader of Abna al-Sham)
Abu Jassem al-Sourani †
(Abna al-Sham senior commander)
Emblem of the Jaish al-Fatah.svg Abu al-Baraa al-Hamawi
(Army of Conquest commander)
Emblem of the Jaish al-Fatah.svg Abu Heidar al-Homawi †
(Army of Conquest commander)
Abu Mohammad Uzbeki †
(Turkistan Islamic Party senior commander)
Abu Omar Anatol †
(Turkistan Islamic Party commander)
Basel Marwan Al-Bakri †
(Ajnad al-Sham assault troops commander)
Abo Ahmad Nayef †
(Jabhat Ansar al-Din commander)
Abu Malek Al-Hamwi †
(Junud al-Sham top commander)
Logo of the Army of Glory.png Maj. Jamil Saleh
Logo of the Army of Glory.png Mahmoud al-Mahmoud
(Jaish al-Izza commander and spokesman)
Logo of the Army of Glory.png Abu Kinan
(Jaish al-Izza commander)
Logo of the Army of Glory.png Mohammed al-Ashqar †
(Jaish al-Izza commander, alleged)
Logo of the Army of Glory.png Capt. Mustafa Marati
(Jaish al-Izza commander)
Abu Ahmed
(Jaysh al-Nasr commander)
Bassam Abo Duraid †
(Jaysh al-Nasr commander)
Baha'a Al-Nizal Executed
(Jaysh al-Farouq commander of northern Hama operations)
Adnan Hababa †
(Jaysh al-Farouq commander)
Nayef al-Jar Abu Ahmad †
(Sham Legion commander) 		Maj. Gen. Suheil Al Hassan
(operations chief commander)
Brig. Gen. Ali Khallouf †
(11th Division commander)
Maj. Gen. Ali Sharaf Makhlouf †
(87th Mechanized Brigade commander)
Gen. Fadl al Din Myka'il
(Syrian Army commander)
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Ali Habib †
(Syrian Army commander)
Col. Ali Shaheen
(Panther Forces commander)
Fuad al-Salah †
(Leopard Forces commander)
Hassan Mahfoudh
(Military Security Shield Forces commander)
Osama Zamam †
(al-Assad Shield commander)
Darioush Dorostei †
(Iranian commander)
Units involved

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syrian Armed Forces

SSNP

  • Al-Suqaylabiyah unit
  • Mahardah unit
Strength
5,500 fighters(pro-government claim)

4,000+

  • 1,000+ regular soldiers
  • 2,000+ Tiger Forces soldiers
"Hundreds" of fighters
Casualties and losses
217+ killed 84+ killed (20 executed), 1 helicopter downed
27 civilians killed(2 executed)
100,000 people displaced

Partial rebel victory

Jund al-Aqsa (part of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham since 9 October)

Army of Conquest

Foreign mujahideen outside the Army of Conquest

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
SSNP
Iranian paramilitaries
border=no Guardians of the Dawn
Supported by:
Russia (air strikes)


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