| Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016) |
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| Part of the 2016 Aleppo summer campaign, Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War |
| Date | 25 June[5] – 30 July 2016
(1 month and 5 days) |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Syrian Army advances; Rebel counter-offensive
- Army captures Castello road, besieging rebel-held areas of Aleppo[6][7][8]
- Army captures the al-Layramoun,[9] Bani Zeid[10] and Ashrafiyah districts[11]
- Army advances in the al-Khalidiyah district
- Five rebel counter-attacks on Castello Road and in Aleppo repelled
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| Belligerents |
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 Syrian Arab Republic
 Liwa al-Quds[1]
 Ba'ath Brigades[2]
 Hezbollah[1]
Airstrikes:
 Russia[1]
 Syrian Democratic Forces (since 27 July)[3]
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 Fatah Halab
 Al-Nusra Front
 Ahrar al-Sham
  Leon Sedov Brigade[4] |
| Commanders and leaders |
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 Maj. Gen. Suhayl al-Hasan[12]
(Tiger Forces chief commander)
Haj Sameer Ali Awada †[13]
(Hezbollah top commander, alleged)
Ali Muhammad Mustafa Khalil †[14]
(Imam al Hujja Regiment commander)
 Unknown YPG commander †[15] |
 Ammar Shaaban †[16]
(Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement top commander)
Abu 'Abdo Saroukh †[17]
(Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander)
 Col. Mohammad Bakkar †[18]
(Sham Legion top commander)
Zuheir Harba †[19]
(Sham Legion field commander)
Feisal Balkash †[20]
(Sham Legion commander)
Abdel-Rahman Mansour †[19]
(Islamic Safwah Movement commander)
Khattab Abou Ahmad †[21]
(Abu Amara Battalion chief commander)
 Hammoud al-Barm †[22]
(Army of Mujahideen commander)
Yassin Najjar †[23]
(Abu Amara Battalion commander) |
| Units involved |
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 Syrian Army
Hezbollah units
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Fatah Halab
 Ahrar al-Sham |
| Casualties and losses |
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87+ killed (SOHR claim)[29] |
88+ killed (SOHR claim)[30]
300+ killed (pro-government claim)[31] |
