2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes
| 2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes | |||||||||
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| Part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war | |||||||||
Aftermath of aerial bombardment by the Syrian Air Force in Azaz, 18 August 2012. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Syrian Government | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Col. Obaid Mohammad Obaid (Aleppo Military Council) Maj. Mohammed Hamadeen (Free North Brigade, Aleppo Military Council) Col. Abdul-Jabar Mohammed Egeydi (Amr ibn al-A'as Battalion) 1st Lt. Rifaat Khalil (Muthanna ibn Haritha Battalion) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 6,000 fighters |
18,000 soldiers 300+ tanks | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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441 fighters killed 3 tanks lost |
1,659 soldiers killed 132 armoured vehicles destroyed 1 Su-22 jet bomber shot down 1 MiG-23 jet shot down 2 L-39 jet shot down 3 Mi-17 helicopters shot down. | ||||||||
| at least 50 civilians killed | |||||||||
The 2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes were a series of battles as part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria.
The clashes began following the twin bombings in Aleppo city on 10 February 2012, which were conducted by the jihadist anti-government organisation, the Al-Nusra Front. Over the next five months, major clashes left large parts of the rural countryside under rebel control, with the capital of the province, Aleppo city, still being firmly under government control. On 19 July, rebel forces stormed the city and a battle for control of Syria's largest city and economic hub had begun.