East Aleppo offensive (2015–2016)
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Following the Syrian Arab Army's successful Kuweires offensive,[21] during the Syrian Civil War, which ended with the securing of the Kuweires Military Airbase on 16 November 2015,[22] the Syrian Army launched a new offensive in the eastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, with the aim of expanding the buffer zone around the airbase and disrupting ISIL supply lines.[23]
For the later offensives, see East Aleppo offensive (2017) and Maskanah Plains offensive.
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East Aleppo offensive (2015–2016) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Map of the frontline changes in the Aleppo Province from 1–22 February 2016 Syrian Army control Syrian Opposition control SDF control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani[8][9] Viktor Bondarev |
Umar Al-Absi[11] (Killed after the offensive) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Naval Infantry advisors[14] | Military of ISIL | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 800+ fighters (on 20 Feb. 2016)[12] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
35+ soldiers killed, dozens wounded[16] | 190+ killed[17][18][19][20] |
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