Aleppo offensive (August–September 2016)

Aleppo offensive (August–September 2016)
Part of the 2016 Aleppo summer campaign, Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War

Map of the offensive
Date11 August – 11 September 2016
(1 month)
Location
Aleppo, Syria
Result

Syrian Army and allies victory

  • Army recaptures the Ramouseh Military Base, parts of the Ramouseh district and several hills and villages, once again besieging rebel-held eastern Aleppo
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Liwa al-Quds
Ba'ath Brigades
Hezbollah
Airstrikes:
 Russia

 Fatah Halab
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
Ahrar al-Sham

The Aleppo offensive (August–September 2016) was a Syrian Army counter-offensive launched on the southern outskirts of Aleppo in mid-September 2016. The aim of the offensive was to recapture territory lost due to a rebel offensive earlier in August and besiege the rebel-held part of Aleppo once again.

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