Manbij offensive

Manbij offensive (2016)
	Part of the Rojava–Islamist conflict and the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
	; Map showing SDF territorial gains during the offensive
Date	31 May – 27 August 2016; (2 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result	Major SDF victory SDF captures ~105 villages and farms by 14 June; SDF captures Manbij city by 12 August; SDF secures defensive line in the northern countryside by 21 August, and continues offensive in the southern countryside until 27 August; Formation of Al-Bab Military Council;
Belligerents
Syrian Democratic Forces; International Freedom Battalion; YBŞ; YJÊ; Supported by:; CJTF–OIR United States; United Kingdom (alleged); France; Germany (denied by Germany);	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Adnan Abu Amjad; (Council general commander & Northern Sun Battalion deputy commander); Abu Layla (DOW); (Northern Sun Battalion commander); Yousif Abdo Sa'don (POW); (Northern Sun Battalion security officer, alleged); Botan Türkmeni; (Manbij Revolutionaries Battalion commander); Mustafa Manbij; (Manbij Revolutionaries Battalion commander); Rojda Felat; (YPJ commander); Abdel Sattar al-Jader †; (Jarabulus Military Council and Euphrates Jarabulus Brigades chief commander); Muhammad Ahmed; (Jarabulus Military Council commander); Haqi Kobani; (YPG commander); Abdelaziz Yunis; (SDF senior commander); Merxas Kobanê; (SDF commander); Mohammed Abu Amdil; (SDF commander); Habun Osman; (SDF commander); Şervan Afrin; (SDF commander); Diyar Şexler; (SDF commander); Heval Shiyar; (SDF commander); Judi Derek; (SDF commander); "Koçber"; (YJÊ commander)	Osama al-Tunisi †; (Emir of Manbij); Abu Khalid al-Tunisi †; (1st replacement Emir of Manbij); Abu Omaar al-Muhajiri; (2nd replacement Emir of Manbij); Abu Yahya al-Shami; (commander of Manbij by August); Abu Muhamad al-Kahtani †; (Emir in Manbij); Unknown Russian emir in Manbij; Dahham al-Hussein †; (Emir of Um Mayyal); Abu Hamza al-Ansari †; (ISIL senior leader); Abu Suheyl El-Maarawî †; (commander of western Manbij); Abu Aisha †; (commander of eastern Manbij); Abu Talha al-Shami †; (ISIL senior commander); Abu Hadid †; (ISIL senior commander); Abu al-Hayjaa †; (Hisba police chief of Manbij); Abu Huzaifa al-Ordoni †; (ISIL field commander); Hasan Rimo †; (pro-ISIL tribal leader); Safi Yahiya Rajab †; (security official of Manbij); Unknown Moroccan ISIL field commander †; Leading Sharia official of Manbij †; Ezzit Raad †; (prominent battalion commander)
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces Manbij Military Council Northern Sun Battalion Manbij Turkmen Brigade; ; Seljuq Brigade; Manbij Revolutionaries Battalion; ; YPG; YPJ; MFS; pro-SDF local Arab tribes; Jarabulus Military Council (since 22 August) Euphrates Jarabulus Brigades; Jarabulus Hawks Brigades; Free Jarabulus Brigades; ; International Freedom Battalion MLKP; United Freedom Forces Martyr Mahir Arpaçay Battalion; ; Asayish; Self-Defense Forces (HXP); Civilian Defense Force (HPC); Khabour Guards; United States Armed Forces United States Air Force 432d Wing; ; U.S. SOF; British SOF (alleged); French SOF; German KSK (denied by Germany)	Military of ISIL Wilayat Halab pro-ISIL local tribes; ; Army of Aleppo Inghimasi units; Russian-speaking battalion; ; Hisba police;
Strength
2,900–12,000 fighters 2,500–9,600 Arabs (1,800 locals); 400–2,400 Kurds; c. 50	Several thousand fighters 2,000 in Manbij;
Casualties and losses
315 killed (SOHR claim); 1,650 killed (ISIL claim); 264 killed (SDF claim); 700–1,000 killed (other claims)	1,026 killed (SOHR claim); 400 killed (ISIL claim); 4,180 killed, 112 captured (SDF claim)
	444 civilians killed and 2,000+ abducted; ~78,000 civilians displaced

The Manbij offensive, code-named Operation Martyr and Commander Faysal Abu Layla by the SDF, was a 2016 military offensive operation by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and eventually, the ISIL-held areas through Al-Bab to Herbel, in the area referred to as the "Manbij Pocket" in the northern Aleppo Governorate. The main goal of the offensive was to cut off ISIL's last supply routes from Turkey, and to prevent ISIL fighters from escaping across the Syria-Turkey border. For the first five days of the offensive, the US-led coalition conducted over 55 airstrikes in support of the SDF. After capturing Manbij city on 12 August, the SDF announced that the offensive would continue until the whole countryside around Manbij was captured, though the offensive effectively ended shortly after the Turkish Armed Forces initiated Operation Euphrates Shield to prevent the SDF uniting the regions of Rojava.

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