Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015)

Aleppo offensive {October–December 2015}
	Part of the Battle of Aleppo, Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
	; Map of the frontline changes in the Aleppo Province from 16 October 2015 – 4 February 2016 Syrian Army control Syrian Opposition control SDF control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date	16 October – 21 December 2015; (2 months and 5 days)
Location	Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Status	Syrian government victory
Territorial; changes	Government forces capture 408 square kilometres (158 square miles) of territory, including the area's main rebel strongholds of Al-Hader and Khan Tuman, cutting the Aleppo–Damascus highway and leaving them in control of three-quarters of the southern Aleppo countryside; Government forces regain control of the strategic Khanasser–Ithriya Highway from ISIL; The rebels capture nine villages;
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The Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) was a Syrian Army large-scale strategic offensive south of Aleppo. The main objective of the operation was to secure the Azzan Mountains, while also creating a larger buffer zone around the only highway to the provincial capital controlled by the Syrian government. A related objective was to establish favourable conditions for a planned offensive to isolate rebel forces in Aleppo City and to relieve the long-standing siege of a pro-government enclave in Aleppo Governorate.

Iranian General Qasem Soleimani personally led the drive deep into the southern Aleppo countryside where many towns and villages were taken by government forces. The offensive was carried out by the Syrian Army's 4th Mechanized Division, Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi), Kata'ib Hezbollah (Iraqi), Liwaa Abu Fadl Al-Abbas (Iraqi), and Liwa Fatemiyoun (Afghan/Iranian volunteers). The Syrian government forces' progress was attributed in large part to the Iranian leadership during the offensive.

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