Aleppo offensive (November—December 2016)

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 Government 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:

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)