East Aleppo Offensive (2015–16)
East Aleppo offensive may refer to: * East Aleppo offensive (2015–2016) Following the Syrian Arab Army's successful Kuweires offensive, during the Syrian Civil War, which ended with the securing of the Kuweires Military Airbase on 16 November 2015, the Syrian Army launched a new offensive in the eastern country ... * East Aleppo offensive (February–April 2017) * East Aleppo offensive (May 2017) {{Disambig ...
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East Aleppo Offensive (2015–2016)
Following the Syrian Arab Army's successful Kuweires offensive, during the Syrian Civil War, which ended with the securing of the Kuweires Military Airbase on 16 November 2015, the Syrian Army launched a new offensive in the eastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, with the aim of expanding the buffer zone around the airbase and disrupting ISIL supply lines. The offensive Expansion around the Kuweires Airbase Between 18 and 19 November, Syrian government forces captured the village of Jamayliyah, the Sheikh Ahmad Train Station, the Sheikh Ahmad Production Facility and the hilltop of Tal Humaymah, positioning themselves only 8 km away from ISIL's long-time stronghold of Dayr Hafir. Between 27 November and 7 December, Syrian government forces captured four villages near the Kuweires air base. In late December, they continued their advances by seizing five more villages and a hill north of the Kuweires Airbase, with Najjarah being taken on the last day of 2015. ...
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East Aleppo Offensive (2017)
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. Offensive Syrian Army push to al-Bab On 17 January, the Syrian Army launched an assault led by its Tiger Forces, capturing a village to the south of al-Bab. The SAA captured four more villages to the south of the city within the next three days, and another 13 villages to the southwest of al-Bab between 21 and 24 January. By 29 January, 20 villages had come under Army control. On 1 F ...
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