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Battle of al-Bab (2016)

Battle of al-Bab
Part of the Turkish military intervention in Syria, Russian military intervention in Syria and the Syrian Civil War
Western al-Bab offensive (2016) (within Northern Syria).svg
Map of the wider Turkish-led operations and the wider campaigns in northern Aleppo
Date 6 November 2016 – 23 February 2017
(3 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location Al-Bab District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result

Major Turkish Army and rebel victory, significant advances for both the Syrian Army and SDF
Belligerents
 Turkey
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Support:
Russia (against ISIL only; since 29 Dec. 2016)
 United States (against ISIL only, since 17 Jan. 2017) 		 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syrian Democratic Forces (until 27 November 2016)

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian National Resistance
Syrian Resistance

Support:
Russia (against ISIL only)
Commanders and leaders

Turkey Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı
(Operations chief commander)
Turkey Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel
(Second Army commander)
Syrian opposition Col. Ahmed Othman
(Sultan Murad Division commander)
Syrian opposition Fehim İsa (Sultan Murad Division commander)
Mahmoud Abu Hamza(Descendants of Saladin Brigade commander)
Syrian opposition Capt. Yussuf Shibli(Qabasin Military Council commander)
Capt. Abdel Salam Abdel Razaq(Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander)
Capt. Mohammed Abu Mustafa
(Sham Legion commander)
Abu Jafer (Brigade of Conquest commander)

Syrian opposition Zakariya Wali (WIA)
(Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade military commander)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Khalid al-Urduni † (ISIL Governor of al-Bab)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Husen Tunisi †
(ISIL emir)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Ansari †
(ISIL emir)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Jonathan Jeffrey (a.k.a. Abu Ibrahim Al-Francy)  (POW)
(French ISIL leader in al-Bab)

Adnan Abu Amjad(Manbij Military Council & Northern Sun Battalion commander)

Anwar Khabat(Euphrates Liberation Brigade commander)
Units involved

Turkey Turkish Armed Forces

Syrian opposition Hawar Kilis Operations Room

Other Syrian rebels:

Military of ISIL

Syrian Democratic Forces

Syrian Armed Forces

Syrian National Resistance
Strength
Turkey 1,300–4,000 soldiers
40 tanks originally, 10 reinforcements
15+ APCs
Syrian opposition 2,000–3,000 rebel fighters		 3,000–5,000 militants

Unknown

Syria 10,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Turkey 59 killed
Syrian opposition 500+ killed		 1,348+ killed (Turkish and SAA claims)

46 killed

Syria 13+ killed
444 civilians killed
30,000+ civilians fled

Major Turkish Army and rebel victory, significant advances for both the Syrian Army and SDF

Syrian Democratic Forces (until 27 November 2016)

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian National Resistance
Syrian Resistance

Turkey Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı
(Operations chief commander)
Turkey Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel
(Second Army commander)
Syrian opposition Col. Ahmed Othman
(Sultan Murad Division commander)
Syrian opposition Fehim İsa (Sultan Murad Division commander)
Mahmoud Abu Hamza(Descendants of Saladin Brigade commander)
Syrian opposition Capt. Yussuf Shibli(Qabasin Military Council commander)
Capt. Abdel Salam Abdel Razaq(Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander)
Capt. Mohammed Abu Mustafa
(Sham Legion commander)
Abu Jafer (Brigade of Conquest commander)


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