East Aleppo offensive (2017)

East Aleppo offensive (2017)
	Part of the Syrian civil war, the Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, and the Russian military intervention in Syria
	; Map of the wider campaigns in northern Aleppo as of 11 March 2017; Syrian Armed Forces and allied groups Syrian Democratic Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant FSA groups and Turkish troops in Northern Syria
Date	17 January 2017 – 5 April 2017; (2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	East Aleppo Governorate, Syria36°22′21″N 37°31′04″E / 36.3725°N 37.5178°E
Result	Syrian government victory The Syrian Army captures the city of Dayr Hafir, the towns of Tadef and Al-Khafsah, and nearly 250 villages, cuts off the Turkish Army from advancing further into Syria, and secures the water supply to Aleppo; The SDF captures 14 villages from ISIL; Turkish-backed rebels capture 5 villages from ISIL and one or two from the SDF; The SDF allow the Syrian Army to enter 20 towns and villages bordering the frontline with rebel forces; Assault on Jirah Military Airbase halted because of Hama offensive launched by the rebels;
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	26,000 civilians fled

The East Aleppo offensive (2017), also referred to as the Dayr Hafir offensive, was an operation launched by the Syrian Army to prevent Turkish-backed rebel forces from advancing deeper into Syria, and also to ultimately capture the ISIL stronghold of Dayr Hafir. Another aim of the operation was to gain control of the water source for Aleppo city, at the Khafsa Water Treatment Plant, in addition to capturing the Jirah Military Airbase. At the same time, the Turkish-backed rebel groups turned towards the east and started launching attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces, west of Manbij.