Western al-Bab offensive (September 2016)

Western al-Bab offensive (September 2016)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War, the Syrian Kurdish-Islamist conflict (2013-present), and the American-led intervention in Syria
	; Jabhat al-Akrad fighters near Herbel, two months before the offensive
Date	30 August – 6 September 2016; (1 week; First phase); 24–28 September 2016; (4 days; Second phase)
Location	Azaz District, Aleppo Governorate (For a war map of the current situation in Western al-Bab, see here.)
Result	Limited SDF gains SDF capture 7 villages; ISIL launches four counter-attacks;
Belligerents
Syrian Democratic Forces; CJTF-OIR United States;	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed Sultan Abu Arraj (Army of Revolutionaries deputy commander); Abu Steyf (Jabhat al-Akrad commander); Zaidoun Hedo (SDF official)	Unknown
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces Army of Revolutionaries Jabhat al-Akrad Shahba Women's Front; Tel Rifaat Revolutionaries Battalion; ; Quwat al-Ashair (Tribal Forces); ; Northern Democratic Brigade; People's Protection Units; Women's Protection Units; Al-Bab Military Council; ;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	3,000+ militants
Casualties and losses
40 killed (SOHR and SDF claim); One BMP-1 and one T-72 destroyed; 30 killed (ISIL claim)	58 killed, 7 vehicles destroyed (SDF claim)

The western al-Bab offensive (September 2016) was a military operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the countryside of northwestern Aleppo Governorate, south of the towns of Mare' and Tel Rifaat.