Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016)

Part of the Battle of Aleppo (Syrian Civil War) and the Russian military intervention in Syria

Date

15 November – 22 December 2016
(1 month and 1 week)

Location

Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate, Syria

Result

Decisive victory of the Syrian Army and its allies

Syrian Army and its allies regain control of all eastern and southern districts of Aleppo.
130,000 civilians flee east Aleppo.

Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic
Russia
Iran

Allied militias:
Liwa al-Quds
Popular Mobilization Forces
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Liwa Zainebiyoun
Hezbollah
Ba'ath Brigades
SSNP

Syrian Democratic Forces (from 27–28 November)

Fatah Halab (until 1 December)
Jaysh Halab(since 1 December)

Jabhat Fateh al-Sham(formerly Al-Nusra Front)
Supported by (claimed by Syria):

Israel

Jordan

Morocco

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

United States

Qatar

Commanders and leaders

Maj. Gen. Zaid Saleh
(Head of Aleppo security committee)
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan
(Tiger Forces chief commander)
Col. Ruslan Galitsky (DOW)
(military advisor & 5th Guards Tank Brigade commander)

Mohammad al-Saeed
(Liwa Al-Quds chief commander)

Col. Mohammad Rafi †
(Liwa Al-Quds operations commander)

Samer Rafi
(Liwa Al-Quds field commander)

Abu Abdul Rahman Noor (WIA)
(official leader of Jaysh Halab)
Abu Bashir
(Jaysh Halab commander)
'Umar Al-Hajj †
(Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki top commander)
Abu al-Hareth al-Halabi †
(Ahrar al-Sham top commander)
Farouq Abu Bakr
(Ahrar al-Sham commander)
Abu Abed ("Tough Battalion" commander)
Suhaib
(Jaysh al-Islam commander, deserted)
'Aziz Khatoumani †
(Karm Al-Jabal Martyrs Battalion commander)
Ahmad Bisan †
(Karm Al-Jabal Martyrs Battalion commander)