Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–present) | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Situation as of 31 January 2018 Syrian Army control Opposition control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control Kurdish control |
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Ajnad al-Kavkaz Katibat al-Ghuraba al-Turkistan |
Syrian Arab Republic (since 22 Oct.) HezbollahRussia (since 22 Oct.) Iran |
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Unknown |
Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Emir of Tahrir al-Sham) (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 |
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Units involved | ||||||||
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Tahrir al-Sham
Junud al-Sham
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Air Force Intelligence Directorate |
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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 |
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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
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
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