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Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016)

Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016)
Part of the Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War and the Syrian Civil War
2016 Aleppo campaign (within Northern Syria).svg
Territorial control in northern Aleppo, as of 3 September 2016
  Controlled by the Syrian Armed Forces
  Controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces
  Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Controlled by the Syrian opposition
Date 10 March – 8 June 2016
(2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location Northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result

Indecisive

  • The rebels capture the town al-Rai, its border crossing and 20 villages
  • ISIL recaptures al-Rai, its border crossing and 34 villages
  • ISIL attack on Azaz and Mare' repelled and rebels capture 11 villages, including Sawran
Belligerents

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

CJTF-OIR

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved
Military of ISIL
Strength
Syrian opposition 1,500 (in Mare')
Casualties and losses
61 killed (late May ISIL assault) 578 killed (Turkish and rebel claims)

Indecisive

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

CJTF-OIR

The Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016) was a series of military operations launched by Syrian opposition forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and vice versa in the northern Aleppo Governorate, near the Syria–Turkey border, the city of Azaz and the town of Mare'. The offensive is supported by airstrikes against ISIL conducted by the United States-led CJTF-OIR coalition and artillery shelling by the Turkish Armed Forces.


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