Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)

Battle of Aleppo
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The situation in Aleppo in 22 December 2016, the end of the battle

Syrian Arab Army control Opposition control (including al-Nusra Front) YPG control ISIL control Joint SAA-YPG control

Confrontation or unclear situation

Date	19 July 2012 – 22 December 2016 (4 years, 5 months and 3 days)
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Result	Decisive Syrian Army & allied victory City divided between a government-held west and rebel-held east, with two northern districts YPG-held, from July 2012 to November 2016 UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient City of Aleppo largely destroyed in the fighting In December 2016, pro-government forces gained control of all of the formerly rebel-held east Rebels still hold one neighborhood and parts of two others in the outskirts of the city, YPG controls Shaikh Maqsood
Territorial changes	Syrian Army and allied forces capture all rebel-held districts of Aleppo except al-Rashidin, as well as parts of Jam’eyyat al-Zahra’a and Al-Layramoun in the outskirts

Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic
Iran (from 2013)
Russia (from September 2015)
Allied militias:
Liwa al-Quds(from 2013)
Hezbollah(from 2013)
Popular Mobilization Forces(from 2016)
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Liwa Zainebiyoun
Ba'ath Brigades
SSNP(from 2016)

Fatah Halab (2015–2016)
Jaysh Halab (December 2016)
Army of Conquest (since mid-2016)
Ansar al-Sharia (2015–2016)
Free Syrian Army

Support:

YPG
YPJ

Commanders and leaders

Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
(Chief of the General Staff)
Suheil al-Hasan
(Head of Aleppo military operations)
Qasem Soleimani
(Major General of IRGC)
Viktor Bondarev
(Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief)
Maher al-Assad
(4th Division)
Mohammed Akkad
(Governor of Aleppo)