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Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015)
Operation that started on 16 October 2015 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) was a Syrian Army large-scale strategic offensive south of Aleppo. The main objective of the operation was to secure the Azzan Mountains, while also creating a larger buffer zone around the only highway to the provincial capital controlled by the Syrian government.[48] A related objective was to establish favourable conditions for a planned offensive to isolate rebel forces in Aleppo City and to relieve the long-standing siege of a pro-government enclave in Aleppo Governorate.[49]
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Part of the Battle of Aleppo, Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | ||||||||||
![]() Map of the frontline changes in the Aleppo Province from 16 October 2015 – 4 February 2016 Syrian Army control
Syrian Opposition control
SDF control
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control
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![]() ![]() ![]() (Sultan Murad Brigade commander)[17] Ismail Sanif † (Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Commander)[28] ![]() (Kata’eb Thuwar al-Sham commander)[29] ![]() (Levant Front)[30] Hassan Maakh †(Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki field commander)[31] ![]() ![]() (Al-Nusra Front senior commander)[32] ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Iranian General Qasem Soleimani personally led the drive deep into the southern Aleppo countryside where many towns and villages were taken by government forces. The offensive was carried out by the Syrian Army's 4th Mechanized Division, Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi), Kata'ib Hezbollah (Iraqi), Liwaa Abu Fadl Al-Abbas (Iraqi), and Liwa Fatemiyoun (Afghan/Iranian volunteers).[20][50] The Syrian government forces' progress was attributed in large part to the Iranian leadership during the offensive.[51]