Western al-Bab offensive (2016)

Western al-Bab offensive (September 2016)
Part of the Syrian Civil War, the Syrian Kurdish-Islamist conflict (2013-present), and the American-led intervention in Syria
Jabhat al-Akrad fighters near Herbel, two months before the offensive
Date 30 August – 6 September 2016 (1 week; First phase) 24–28 September 2016 (4 days; Second phase) Location Azaz District, Aleppo Governorate (For a war map of the current situation in Western al-Bab, see .) Result Limited SDF gains SDF capture 7 villages ISIL launches four counter-attacks
Belligerents
Syrian Democratic Forces CJTF-OIR  United States	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed Sultan Abu Arraj (Army of Revolutionaries deputy commander) Abu Steyf (Jabhat al-Akrad commander) Zaidoun Hedo (SDF official)	Unknown
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces Army of Revolutionaries Jabhat al-Akrad Shahba Women's Front Tel Rifaat Revolutionaries Battalion Quwat al-Ashair (Tribal Forces) Northern Democratic Brigade People's Protection Units Women's Protection Units Al-Bab Military Council	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	3,000+ militants
Casualties and losses
40 killed (SOHR and SDF claim) One BMP-1 and one T-72 destroyed 30 killed (ISIL claim)	58 killed, 7 vehicles destroyed (SDF claim)

Limited SDF gains

Syrian Democratic Forces
CJTF-OIR

Syrian Democratic Forces

The western al-Bab offensive (September 2016) was a military operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the countryside of northwestern Aleppo Governorate, south of the towns of Mare' and Tel Rifaat.

On 14 August 2016, just after the capture of Manbij during the Manbij offensive, several SDF factions led by 16 commanders formed the al-Bab Military Council, modelled after the Manbij Military Council, in order to capture territory in the al-Bab countryside and eventually the city itself from ISIL. The military council called for US support in the planned offensive. The main forces of the council would attack al-Bab from its eastern side, though elements of the council do also have a presence on the western front.

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