Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017 – February 2018)

Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017 – February 2018)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
	; Situation as of 13 February 2018 Syrian Army control Syrian Opposition control SDF control Syrian Army & SDF control
Date	9 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 (4 months and 4 days)
Location	Northwestern Syria Northeastern Hama Governorate; Southeastern Idlib Governorate; Southwestern Aleppo Governorate;
Result	Syrian Army victory
Territorial; changes	ISIL reenters the Aleppo Governorate and Idlib Governorate and captures more than 100 villages from HTS and pro-government forces; Syrian Army captures Abu al-Duhur Airbase and more than 300 towns and villages, including Abu al-Duhur, from the rebels in Hama, Aleppo and Idlib governorates; Syrian Army encircles ISIL in a large pocket which spans the three provinces, then captures the entire ISIL pocket; Remnants of ISIL forces relocate from Hama to rebel-held Idlib and after fighting surrender to the rebels;
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	223 civilians killed; 6,000+ civilians displaced

The northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017 – February 2018) was a large-scale military operation that initially started with an offensive conducted by ISIL forces on areas controlled by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the northern Hama Governorate. Subsequently, the Syrian Armed Forces launched their own offensive against HTS and other rebel groups in the area. The campaign took place at the intersection of the provinces of Hama, Idlib and Aleppo.