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The Battle of Aleppo (Arabic: مَعْرَكَةُ حَلَبَ, romanized: Maʿrakat Ḥalab) was a major military confrontation in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, [78] between the Syrian opposition (including the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and other largely-Sunni groups, such as the Levant Front and the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front) [79 ...
After the battle from 2012 to 2016, Syrian government forces did not develop or increase the military defenses of the city even though rebel forces continued to operate to Aleppo's west. Instead, the pro-government groups engaged in corruption , and were thus not well prepared for major insurgent attacks.
The East Aleppo offensive is an operation launched by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in December 2024 against the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) to regain control of territory that was lost during the Manbij offensive and to advance from Dayr Hafir into the Tishrin Dam area.
On 7 December, the army secured a fresh advance, taking the area of Breij northeast of the city of Aleppo and killing at least 24 rebels and jihadis. [133] The next day, the army advanced around Handarat and managed to control al-Breij, al-Hajal, al-Majbal districts in Aleppo with overlooking on Hanano, Haydariya and Duwayr al-Jandul.
Aleppo's main water pump was destroyed during the day. The Syrian government and opposition accused the other of the destruction. [80] On 9 September, a car bomb killed at least 30 civilians [81] and wounded more than 64. [82] The governor of Aleppo said that the bombing took place near Al-Hayat Hospital and the Central Hospital.
The Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016), code named Operation Dawn of Victory by government forces, [42] was a successful military offensive launched by the Syrian Armed Forces and allied groups against rebel-held districts in Aleppo.
The Battle of Aleppo may refer to: Battle of Aleppo (1918), during World War I; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016), during the Syrian Civil War;
The town was the Syrian Army's only supply route out of Aleppo, and SOHR claimed that its capture had effectively left pro government forces in Aleppo besieged by rebel forces. [98] On 21 September, rebels seized control of several villages south of Aleppo in an offensive aimed at cutting the supply lines of Pro Assad forces from Damascus. [99]