Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013)
The October–December 2013 Aleppo offensive or Operation Northern Storm was a campaign during the Syrian civil war launched by the Syrian army in the Aleppo Governorate to reopen a key supply route linking central Syria to the largest city, Aleppo. The offensive began when the Syrian Army attacked the strategic town of Khanasir.
| Operation Northern Storm | |||||||||
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| Part of the Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Situation in Aleppo Governorate as of November 2013 Syrian Army control
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Free Syrian Army Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Hezbollah | ||||||||
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Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi (Aleppo FSA commander, resigned in Nov.) Abdul Qader Saleh † (Al-Tawhid Brigade commander)Abou al-Tayyeb † (Al-Tawhid Brigade intelligence chief) |
Brig. Gen. Suheil Al Hassan Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Ramadan (35th Regiment) | ||||||||
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| Unknown | 7,000 soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 125+ killed | 105+ killed | ||||||||
| 97+ civilians killed | |||||||||
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