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Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–present)

Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–present)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
2017-18 Idlib Pocket Operation.svg
Situation as of 31 January 2018

     Syrian Army control      Opposition control      Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control

     Kurdish control
Date 9 October 2017 – present
(3 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location Northwestern Syria
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army (since 31 Oct.)
Sham Legion (since 30 Oct.)
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Abu Amara Special Task Battalion
Army of Free Men
Ahrar al-Sham
Al-Qaeda central command

  • Badia Army
Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
Ajnad al-Kavkaz
Katibat al-Ghuraba al-Turkistan

Syrian Arab Republic (since 22 Oct.)

Hezbollah
Russia (since 22 Oct.)
 Iran
Commanders and leaders
Unknown

Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Emir of Tahrir al-Sham)
Abu Uthman Ashdaa 
(Special Forces commander)
Abu Bakr Tuhaidi 
(Leader of the Movement of Mujahiddeen of the Sunnis of Iran)
Salakhuddin Shishani 
(Emir of Jaysh Usrah)
Abu Dhar al-Libi 
Saeed Nasrallah 
Abu Amnah 
Abu Mou’az Al-Afghani  
Abu Nasser Qusayya  
Abu Hamza al-Masri  

Mustafa Bakr
(Army of Glory commander)
Ibrahim Khaled Al-Alloush  
Hani al-Alloush  
Yousef Khaled Al-Yousef  
Mahmoud Al-Dani 
(Lions of Justice Regiment commander)
Hussein Abdel-Razzaq Bakkour 
(Elite Army commander)
Gen. Mohammad Khaddour
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan
Units involved

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Military of ISIL

  • Wilayat Hama
  • Wilayat Idlib

Tahrir al-Sham

Junud al-Sham
Katiba abd ar-Rahman (Tarkhan's jamaat)
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syrian Army

Emblem of the Syrian Arab Air Force.svg Air Force Intelligence Directorate
National Defence Forces
 Syrian Arab Air Force
Russian Armed Forces and affiliated paramilitaries

Iran IRGC

Strength
500+ (Oct. 2017)
1,000 (Jan. 2018)
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
296 killed, 200+ wounded, 10 captured 685 killed 403 killed, 35 captured
1 Sukhoi Su-25
174 civilians killed
6,000+ civilians displaced

     Syrian Army control      Opposition control      Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control

Ongoing

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army (since 31 Oct.)
Sham Legion (since 30 Oct.)
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Abu Amara Special Task Battalion
Army of Free Men
Ahrar al-Sham
Al-Qaeda central command


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