Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016)
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The Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016) refers to a military operation launched on the northern outskirts of Aleppo in late June 2016, by the Syrian Army. The aim of the offensive was to cut the last rebel supply line into Aleppo city.[32][33]
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Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016) | |||||||
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Part of the 2016 Aleppo summer campaign, Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Liwa al-Quds[8] Syrian Democratic Forces (since 27 July)[10] |
Fatah Halab | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Suheil Al Hassan[12] Unknown YPG commander †[15] |
Ammar Shaaban †[16] (Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement top commander) Abu 'Abdo Saroukh †[17] (Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander) Col. Mohammad Bakkar †[18] (Sham Legion top commander) Zuheir Harba †[19] (Sham Legion field commander) Feisal Balkash †[20] (Sham Legion commander) Abdel-Rahman Mansour †[19] (Islamic Safwah Movement commander) Khattab Abou Ahmad †[21] (Abu Amara Battalion chief commander) Hammoud al-Barm †[22] (Army of Mujahideen commander) Yassin Najjar †[23] (Abu Amara Battalion commander) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Hezbollah units |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
87+ killed (SOHR claim)[29] |
88+ killed (SOHR claim)[30] |
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