Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018)
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The northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017 – February 2018) was a large-scale military operation that initially started with an offensive conducted by ISIL forces on areas controlled by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the northern Hama Governorate. Subsequently, the Syrian Armed Forces launched their own offensive against HTS and other rebel groups in the area. The campaign took place at the intersection of the provinces of Hama, Idlib and Aleppo.
Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017 – February 2018) | ||||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | ||||||||||
Situation as of 13 February 2018 Syrian Army control
Syrian Opposition control
SDF control
Syrian Army & SDF control | ||||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||||
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Ajnad al-Kavkaz[16][17] Katibat al-Ghuraba al-Turkistan[18] |
Syria (from 22 Oct.) HezbollahRussia (from 22 Oct.) Iran[19] Liwa al-Quds[20] | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||||
Unknown |
Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Emir of Tahrir al-Sham) (Army of Glory commander) Capt. Hasan Haj Ali[32] (Free Idlib Army and Mountain Hawks Brigade commander) Mahmoud al-Dani †[33] (Lions of Justice Regiment commander) Hussein Abdel-Razzaq Bakkour †[34] (Elite Army commander) Ibrahim Khaled al-Alloush †[35] Hani al-Alloush †[36] Yousef Khaled al-Yousef †[37] |
Gen. Mohammad Khaddour[38] Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan[39] | ||||||||
Units involved | ||||||||||
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Tahrir al-Sham
Junud al-Sham[42][43]
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Air Force Intelligence Directorate[50] | ||||||||
Strength | ||||||||||
500+ (Oct. 2017)[52] | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||||
343 killed,[54][55][56] 200+ wounded, 410 captured[57][58] |
962 killed[59][60][61][62][63][64] 1 killed 6 wounded[65] |
453 killed[59][66][63] | ||||||||
223 civilians killed[69] 6,000+ civilians displaced[70] |