Northern Aleppo offensive (March–May 2016)

Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016)
Part of the Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War and the Syrian Civil War
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
Free Syrian Army Hawar Kilis Operations Room Mare' Operations Room CJTF-OIR  Turkey  United States	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved
Northern Division 13th Division Mountain Hawks Brigade al-Moutasem Brigade Sultan Murad Brigade Liwa Ahfad Saladin Sham Legion Ahrar ash-Sham Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Fastaqim Kama Umirt Levant Front Army of Mujahideen Victory Brigade	Military of ISIL
Strength
1,500 (in Mare')
Casualties and losses
61 killed (late May ISIL assault)	578 killed (Turkish and rebel claims)

Indecisive

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.