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East Aleppo offensive (2017)
Syrian military operation in January–April 2017 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The East Aleppo offensive (2017), also referred to as the Dayr Hafir offensive,[41] 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,[42][43] in addition to capturing the Jirah Military Airbase.[44] 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.[45]
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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 | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Support:
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
![]() ![]() (Manbij Military Council top commander) ![]() ![]() (Manbij Revolutionaries Battalion commander) |
![]() (Field commander)[23] |
![]() (Operations chief commander) ![]() (Second Army commander) | ||||||
Units involved | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | Military of ISIL | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
![]() | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1,250+ killed[37][38] |
![]() [28][12][39] | ||||||
26,000 civilians fled[40] |