East Aleppo offensive (2024–2025)

East Aleppo offensive
	Part of Syrian civil war, the Turkish offensive in northern Syria (2024–present) and Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
	; Territorial control in Manbij
Date	23 December 2024 – 22 February 2025 (1 month, 4 weeks and 2 days); 22 February – 12 April 2025 (skirmishes) (1 month and 3 weeks)
Location	East Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result	SDF victory SDF secure both bridges and surrounding areas; Several failed attempts by SNA to recapture the Tishrin Dam; SDF hands over joint control of Tishrin Dam to the Syrian transitional government following an agreement;
Belligerents
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria	Syrian Transitional Government; Turkey
Commanders and leaders
Salih Muslim Muhammad; Mazlum Abdi; Ferhad Şamî; Shervan Derwish; Dilsuz Hashme; Mohammed Raouf; Nuri Mahmoud; Polat Can; Nesrin Abdullah	Abdurrahman Mustafa; Fadlallah al-Haji; Adnan al-Ahmad; Abu Amsha; Munir Hajak †; Ahmed Othman; Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu; Metin Gürak; Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces Manbij Military Council; Tabqa Military Council; People's Protection Units; Women's Protection Units; Martyr Haroun Units; ;	Syrian National Army Sultan Murad Division; Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade; Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade; ; Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Land Forces; Turkish Air Force; ;
Casualties and losses
Per SOHR:; 115 killed (since 12 December 2024); Dozens wounded; SDF claim:; 88 killed (as of 13 January 2025)	Per SOHR:; 488 killed (since 12 December 2024); Dozens wounded; 6 killed, 11 injured; 19 Turkish drones; (2 Bayraktar TB2 drones destroyed; 17 small drones destroyed); 3 radar system destroyed; SDF claim: ; 324 killed ; Dozens wounded; 25+ vehicles destroyed; 40+ armored vehicles and 8 tanks destroyed, 2 tanks seized ; 2 radar jamming systems destroyed ; 3 Bayraktar TB2 destroyed; 1 TAI Anka and 1 TAI Aksungur destroyed Per Turkey:; 1 killed
	73 civilians killed (since 12 December 2024)

The East Aleppo offensive was an operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in December 2024 against the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) to secure territory that was lost during the Manbij offensive and to advance from Dayr Hafir into the Tishrin Dam area. The fighting took place in the context of the Turkish offensive in northern Syria and was part of the longer term conflict between Turkey (and its local allies) and the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), occurring in the aftermath of the fall of the Assad regime. The fighting resulted in the SDF securing both bridges, Tishrin Dam and surrounding areas. Tishrin Dam and other areas were later handed over to the Syrian transitional government on 12 April, following a peace agreement.