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Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016)
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The northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016) was a military offensive and part of the third phase of Operation Euphrates Shield launched by the Turkish Armed Forces and factions from the Free Syrian Army and allied groups, with the goal of capturing the city of al-Bab located north of Aleppo from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016) | |||||||
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Part of the Turkish military intervention in Syria (August 2016–March 2017) and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
![]() Map of the wider Turkish-led operations in northern Aleppo and the wider campaigns in Aleppo | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() (Operations chief commander) ![]() (Second Army commander) ![]() ![]() (Sultan Murad Division commander) ![]() ![]() (Sultan Murad Division commander) ![]() ![]() (Sultan Murad Division field commander) ![]() (Liberation Army commander) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Al-Moutasem Brigade political leader) ![]() (13th Division commander) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Sham Legion commander) ![]() | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | 3,000+ militants[30] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 rebels and 2 Turkish soldiers killed (per Turkey & SOHR)[31][32][33][34] ~60 rebels and 2 Turkish soldiers killed, 1 Turkish tank destroyed (ISIL claim)[35][36] | 45+ killed (per Turkey)[31][37] |
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