East Aleppo offensive (February–March 2017)

East Aleppo offensive (2017)

Part of the Syrian Civil War, Russian military intervention in Syria and Turkish military intervention in Syria

Western al-Bab offensive (2016) (within Northern Syria).svg

Map of the wider campaigns in northern Aleppo as of 11 March 2017

Syrian Armed Forces and allied groups

Syrian Democratic Forces

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

FSA groups and Turkish troops in Northern Syria

Date

17 January 2017 – 5 April 2017
(2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)

Location

East Aleppo Governorate, Syria

Result

Syrian Army victory

The Syrian Army captures the city of Dayr Hafir, the towns of Tadef and Al-Khafsah, and nearly 250 villages, cuts off the Turkish Army from advancing further into Syria, and secures the water supply to Aleppo
The SDF captures 14 villages from ISIL
Turkish-backed rebels capture 5 villages from ISIL and one or two from the SDF
The SDF allow the Syrian Army to enter 20 towns and villages bordering the frontline with rebel forces
Assault on Jirah Military Airbase halted because of Hama offensive launched by the rebels

Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Armed Forces

Aerospace Forces

Syrian Democratic Forces (27 Feb.–6 Mar.)

Manbij Military Council

Support:

United States (against ISIL only)

Hawar Kilis Operations Room (26 Feb.–6 Mar.)

Ahrar al-Sham (26 Feb.–6 Mar.)

Turkey (1–6 Mar.)

Commanders and leaders

Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan
Mohammed Mualla

Adnan Abu Amjad
(Manbij Military Council top commander)

Ahmad Arsh
(Manbij Revolutionaries Battalion commander)

Muhammad Al-Awad Hassan Al-Jam'ah
(Field commander)

Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı
(Operations chief commander)

Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel
(Second Army commander)

Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

United States special operations forces (against ISIL only)

Military of ISIL

Unknown

Strength

10,000 soldiers (pro-government claim)

300+ US soldiers, 50 armoured vehicles

Unknown

Unknown

Casualties and losses

72+ killed (anti-government claims)

20 captured

31 killed, 8 captured (per SDF)

71 killed (per Turkey)

1,250+ killed

12–24 killed

26,000 civilians fled

Syrian Army victory

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Democratic Forces (27 Feb.–6 Mar.)

Support:

Hawar Kilis Operations Room (26 Feb.–6 Mar.)

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