Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016)
Military operation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016) was a military offensive and part of the third phase of Operation Euphrates Shield launched by the Turkish Armed Forces and factions from the Free Syrian Army and allied groups, with the goal of capturing the city of al-Bab located north of Aleppo from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Turkish military intervention in Syria (August 2016–March 2017) and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Map of the wider Turkish-led operations in northern Aleppo and the wider campaigns in Aleppo | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
| Islamic State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı[4] (Operations chief commander) Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel[5][6] (Second Army commander) Col. Ahmed Othman[7] (Sultan Murad Division commander) Fehim İsa[8] (Sultan Murad Division commander) Ali Şeyh Salih[9] (Sultan Murad Division field commander) Muhammad al-Gabi[10] (Liberation Army commander) Mohammad Abu Ibrahim[11] Mustafa Sejari[11] (Al-Moutasem Brigade political leader) Abdel Karim Alyato[12] † (13th Division commander) Mahmoud Abu Hamza[13] (Descendants of Saladin Brigade commander) Capt. Abdel Salam Abdel Razaq[13] (Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander) Capt. Mohammed Abu Mustafa[10] (Sham Legion commander) Abu Jafer[14] (Brigade of Conquest commander) | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
500+ soldiers[29] 1,500+ rebels[29] 40 military advisors[29] | 3,000+ militants[30] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 rebels and 2 Turkish soldiers killed (per Turkey & SOHR)[31][32][33][34] ~60 rebels and 2 Turkish soldiers killed, 1 Turkish tank destroyed (ISIL claim)[35][36] | 45+ killed (per Turkey)[31][37] |
Close