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Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018)
Major phase of the Syrian civil war / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | ||||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||||||
Unknown |
![]() ![]() (Army of Glory commander) ![]() ![]() (Free Idlib Army and Mountain Hawks Brigade commander) ![]() ![]() (Lions of Justice Regiment commander) ![]() (Elite Army commander) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Units involved | ||||||||||
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Strength | ||||||||||
500+ (Oct. 2017)[52] | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||||
343 killed,[54][55][56] 200+ wounded, 410 captured[57][58] |
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223 civilians killed[69] 6,000+ civilians displaced[70] |