The Northern Aleppo offensive refers to a military operation launched northwest of Aleppo in early February 2016 by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies. The offensive successfully broke the three-year
Pro-government forces in the Nubl and Al-Zahraa pocket after breaking the siege.
Syrian Army soldiers after breaking the siege of Nubl and Zahra Syrian Army control Opposition control (including al-Qaeda in the Levant) Kurdish control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
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The Syrian Democratic Forces was a Kurdish-led coalition of left-wing ethnic militias and rebel groups, which served as the official military wing of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North
Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016)
…in celebratory scenes from the towns broadcast by Hezbollah's al-Manar. 11 rebel commanders were killed in the operation. On 4 February, the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) also launched an offensive against the rebels in northern Aleppo and took control of Ziyara and Khreiybeh, north of Nubl. At the same time…
YPJ fighter in 2014
Press conference of the SDF on 22 January 2018, involving Kino Gabriel (center), spokesman of the SDF.
SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIL with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the 14-point agreement on the ceasefire and the integration of the SDF, which was signed by SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi