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Aleppo offensive (October–November 2015)

Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015)
Part of the Battle of Aleppo
and the Syrian Civil War
Aleppo Offensives 2015.svg
Map of the frontline changes in the Aleppo Province from 16 October 2015 – 4 February 2016
     Syrian Army control

     Opposition control (including al-Nusra Front)      Kurdish control      Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

     Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date 16 October – 21 December 2015
(2 months and 5 days)
Location Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Status Syrian Army victory
Territorial
changes
  • Government forces capture 408 square kilometres (158 square miles) of territory, including the area's main rebel strongholds of Al-Hader and Khan Tuman, cutting the Aleppo–Damascus highway and leaving them in control of three-quarters of the southern Aleppo countryside
  • Government forces regain control of the strategic Khanasser–Ithriya Highway from ISIL
  • The rebels capture nine villages
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

 Iran

Iranian-backed Shi'ite Militias

Ba'ath Brigades
Emblem of Liwa Al-Quds.svg Al-Quds Brigade
Hezbollah

Russia Russian Air strikes:

SRCC

Supported by:
 Turkey
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
 United States

Al-Nusra Front

  • Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad

Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria

Caucasus Emirate 		Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (since 23 Oct.)
Commanders and leaders

Seal of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani
(Supreme commander)
Maj. Gen. Saleh Abdullah
(Syrian forces commander)
Seal of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg Col. Saeed Sayyah Taheri  †(IRGC commander)
Seal of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg Mostafa Sadrzadeh  †
(Ammar Brigade leader)
Hussein Ferdai  †
(senior commander of Liwa Fatemiyoun)
Emblem of Liwa Al-Quds.svg Muhammad al-Sa’id
(Liwa Al-Quds leader)

Russia Viktor Bondarev
(Chief of staff Russian Air Force) 		Hassan al-Haj Ali (Suqour al-Sham Brigade leader)
Moder Abdul Salam Hamdoun †(Thuwar al-Sham Brigades senior commander)
Issa al-Turkmani
(Sultan Murad Brigade commander)
Ismail Sanif †
(Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Commander)
Bashar Mqaddam †
(Kata’eb Thuwar al-Sham commander)
Abdullah Al Ramla †
(Levant Front)
Hassan Maakh †(Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki field commander)
Uwais al-Daghestani †(Caucasus Emirate field commander)
Abu Suleiman al-Masri †
(Al-Nusra Front senior commander)
Faysal Shareef “Abu ‘Ameer” † (Al-Nusra Front field commander)
Abu Muthana Al-Midani † (Al-Nusra Front field commander)
Mohammad Hamdoush †(Moroccan Brigades Commander) 		Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Nurlbagasi †
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Muhammad ibn Khayrat †
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Al-Okab †
Units involved

Syrian Army:

  • 4th Armored Division
    • 46th Brigade
    • 82th Brigade
    • 155th Brigade
    • 43th Brigade
  • 10th Armoured Division
    • 66th Brigade

Fatah Halab:
Free Syrian Army:

Islamic Front:

 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Military of ISIL
Strength

4,000+ Shi'ite militiamen and soldiers

  • 2,000 Iranian-backed fighters
  • 1,500 Iraqi paramilitary fighters
 Unknown Unknown

     Opposition control (including al-Nusra Front)      Kurdish control      Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syrian Arab Republic

 Iran

Iranian-backed Shi'ite Militias

Ba'ath Brigades
Emblem of Liwa Al-Quds.svg Al-Quds Brigade
Hezbollah


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