Operation Canopus Star

Operation Canopus Star (Arabic: عملية نجم سهيل) was an operation launched by the Syrian Army, supported by Hezbollah and other allied militias, during the Syrian Civil War, following a successful offensive which re-established the military's supply route between Aleppo and central Syria. The aim of the operation was to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.

Operation Canopus Star
Part of the Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War

Situation in Aleppo Governorate on 20 October 2014, after the operation
  Syrian Army control
  Opposition control
  Kurdish control
  ISIL
  Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date7 December 2013  – 20 October 2014
(10 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Result

Syrian government victory

  • Syrian Army captures all of the towns on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo, the Sheikh Najjar industrial zone to the northeast and Handarat to the north
  • Syrian Army breaks the siege of Aleppo's central prison
Belligerents

Free Syrian Army
Ahrar ash-Sham
Al-Nusra Front


Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Col. Suheil Al Hassan
Units involved

Free Syrian Army:

Syrian Army:

Pro-government militias

Casualties and losses
2,500+ civilians and rebels killed due to barrel bombs (December 2013–May 2014)
203 civilians killed due to rebel hell cannon fire (July–December 2014)
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