2016 Khanasir offensive

Military operation 2016 Khanasir offensive the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February-April 2016).svg 300px Map of the course of the offensive (also included the concurrent SAA-led Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive) #EDC4BE Syrian Army control#CDEBC9 Syrian Opposition control#B4B2AE Islamic State control 21–29 February 2016(2 21 2016 2 29 2016) Aleppo Governorate, Syria Syrian Army victory ISIL and Jund al-Aqsa cut the only government supply route, through the Ithriyah-Aleppo Highway, capturing Khanasir and 12 villagesPerry Tom Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian government road to Aleppo http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idUKKCN0VW1IM https://web.archive.org/web/20160224091817/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idUKKCN0VW1IM dead February 24, 2016 Reuters 23 February 2016 The Syrian Army recaptures Khanasir and all of the villages lost, and reopens the supply route to Aleppo Syria 1980 Syrian Arab Republic Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg Syrian Army Flag of the Syrian Arab Air Force.svg Syrian Air Force InfoboxNDF.png National Defence Forces 17px al-Quds Brigades Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg Ba'ath BrigadesComplete battlefield report from southeast Aleppo https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/29977/ Al-Masdar 25 February 2016 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303114838/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/29977/ dead Hezbollah Russia Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg Aerospace Forces Islamic StateFlag of Jund al-Aqsa.svg Jund al-AqsaFlag of the Syrian revolution.svg Free Syrian Army Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Maj. 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Suhayl al-Hasanhttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-captures-the-strategic-village-of-khanasser-in-northeast-hama/ ISIS captures the strategic village of Khanasser in northeast Hama Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 11 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160311142818/http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-captures-the-strategic-village-of-khanasser-in-northeast-hama/ dead Flag of Hezbollah (thumbnail placeholder).png Ali Fayyadhttp://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=44563 Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Aleppo Syrian Observatory For Human Rights 28 May 2016(Hezbollah senior commander) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Umar Al-Absihttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/top-isis-emir-aleppo-killed-airstrike/ Top ISIS commander in Aleppo killed Leith Fadel 4 March 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001449/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/top-isis-emir-aleppo-killed-airstrike/ dead(Aleppo commander)Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Mu'awiya Al-HalabiIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant Hassan Aboudhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/world/middleeast/hassan-aboud-an-isis-commander-dies-from-battlefield-wounds.html Hassan Aboud, an ISIS Commander, Dies From Battlefield Wounds 18 March 2016 The New York Times 28 May 2016 Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg Syrian Army 11th Armored Division 47th Regiment 17px Republican Guard Tiger Forces Cheetah Forces Team 3https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-5-villages-from-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ Tiger Forces liberate 3 villages from ISIS in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel Al-Masdar News 26 February 2016 27 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003147/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-5-villages-from-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ dead Cheetah Forces Team 6 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Military of ISIL Unknown 1,000 ISIL fightershttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/government-supply-line-to-aleppo-utterly-cut-due-to-blitz-offensive-by-isis-map-update/ Government supply line to Aleppo utterly cut due to blitz offensive by ISIS - Map update Chris Tomson 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302175836/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/government-supply-line-to-aleppo-utterly-cut-due-to-blitz-offensive-by-isis-map-update/ dead 87–94 killedhttp://www.syriahr.com/?p=159638 نحو 250 قتلوا من قوات النظام ومسلحين موالين لها وتنظيم "الدولة الإسلامية" وفصائل أخرى خلال الهجوم الأخير على طريق الإمداد الاستراتيجي حلب – خناصر – أثريا المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان 28 May 2016https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/southfront-400-isis-fighters-87-syrian-soldiers-die-in-aleppo-offensive/ SouthFront: "400 ISIS fighters and 87 Syrian soldiers die in Aleppo offensive" Chris Tomson 2 March 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 4 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904154218/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/southfront-400-isis-fighters-87-syrian-soldiers-die-in-aleppo-offensive/ dead 150 killed (per SOHR)400–450 killed (per pro-gov. sources)http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941211001048 Farsnews 28 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235735/http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941211001048 1 May 2019 dead The 2016 Khanasir offensive was a military operation conducted by ISIL and Jund al-Aqsa, during the Syrian Civil War, with the aim of cutting the Syrian government's only supply route to the northern part of the Aleppo Governorate, which runs through the town of Khanasir. The offensive At 10 p.m. on 21 February, the offensive was launched by ISIL.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-cuts-two-different-government-supply-routes/ ISIS cuts two different government supply routes Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003158/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-cuts-two-different-government-supply-routes/ dead By the next day, a joint attack by militants from both ISIL and al-Qaeda-linked Jund al-Aqsa captured the village of Rasm Al-Nafal, as well as two other points along the Khanasir-Aleppo Road,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-rebels-attack-the-syrian-army-together-in-southeast-aleppo/ ISIS, rebels attack the Syrian Army together in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel 22 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 22 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001534/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-rebels-attack-the-syrian-army-together-in-southeast-aleppo/ dead cutting the Syrian government's only supply route to Aleppo city.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-cuts-the-only-government-supply-line-to-aleppo/ ISIS cuts the only government supply line to Aleppo Leith Fadel 22 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001621/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-cuts-the-only-government-supply-line-to-aleppo/ dead The jihadists then proceeded to additionally seize six other villages and a hill.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-regains-strategic-point-in-southeast-aleppo/ Syrian Army regains strategic point in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel 22 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235807/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-regains-strategic-point-in-southeast-aleppo/ deadhttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-government-supply-route-to-aleppo-still-cut-as-fierce-clashes-continue/ Syrian government supply route to Aleppo still cut as fierce clashes continue Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235854/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-government-supply-route-to-aleppo-still-cut-as-fierce-clashes-continue/ dead A convoy of reinforcements from the town of As-Safira, consisting of the pro-government Palestinian militia Liwa Al-Quds was sent to reopen the roadhttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-government-reinforcements-sent-to-recapture-strategic-point-in-southeast-aleppo/ Breaking: Government reinforcements sent to reopen strategic supply route to Aleppo Leith Fadel 22 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001355/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-government-reinforcements-sent-to-recapture-strategic-point-in-southeast-aleppo/ dead and by the end of the day they had recaptured the hill. On 23 February, two contingents of the Syrian Army's special forces unit, known as the Tiger Forces, were also sent to help in reestablishing control of the road. Meanwhile, ISIL launched an assault on the town of Khanasir, commanded by Mahmutcan Ateş, which began with a failed suicide car-bomb attack against a checkpoint in its outskirts.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-deploy-to-southeast-aleppo-amid-isil-assault-on-khanasser/ Tiger Forces deploy to southeast Aleppo amid ISIL assault on Khanasser Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502073300/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-deploy-to-southeast-aleppo-amid-isil-assault-on-khanasser/ dead Throughout the morning, the military recaptured four out of seven positions they had lost on the road, but ultimately ISIL managed to capture Khanasir.http://www.businessinsider.com/r-islamic-state-tightens-grip-on-syrian-government-road-to-aleppo-2016-2 ISIS cuts off government supply line to Aleppo - Business Insider 23 February 2016 Business Insider 24 February 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235742/https://www.businessinsider.com/r-islamic-state-tightens-grip-on-syrian-government-road-to-aleppo-2016-2 dead In the afternoon, the Tiger Forces launched a general counteroffensive with a missile barrage, followed by a tank assault. The Syrian Army waited before entering the villages ISIL had captured, until Russian airstrikes had dissipated.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-launch-counter-offensive-against-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ Tiger Forces launch counter-offensive against ISIS in southeast Aleppo: photos & video Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001406/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-launch-counter-offensive-against-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ dead The counterattack was launched from two flanks, with the Tiger Forces and Hezbollah assaulting Rasm Al-Nafal from the north, while the Army and the Liwaa Al-Quds Brigade advanced from the south towards Khanasir.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-attacks-isis-from-two-flanks-as-to-reopen-aleppo-supply-road-map-update/ Syrian Army attacks ISIS from two flanks as to reopen Aleppo supply road - Map update Chris Tomson 25 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003025/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-attacks-isis-from-two-flanks-as-to-reopen-aleppo-supply-road-map-update/ dead By the evening, government forces recaptured Syria Tel Hill (Tal Syria Tel), outside Khanasir,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-recapture-hills-surrounding-strategic-city-of-khanasser/ Tiger Forces recapture important Khanasser hills from ISIS Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003036/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-recapture-hills-surrounding-strategic-city-of-khanasser/ dead and Rasm Al-Nafal.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-tiger-forces-capture-strategic-village-from-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ Breaking: Tiger Forces capture strategic village from ISIS in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel 23 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001459/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-tiger-forces-capture-strategic-village-from-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ dead The following morning, the Syrian Army re-entered Khanasir and one other village.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-enter-strategic-city-of-khanasser/ Tiger Forces enter strategic city of Khanasser Leith Fadel 24 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235733/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-enter-strategic-city-of-khanasser/ dead Later, they managed to seize Tal Za'rour hill, while also advancing to the central district of Khanasir.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-overwhelm-isis-and-recapture-several-hilltops-near-khanasser/ Tiger Forces overwhelm ISIS and recapture several hilltops near Khanasser Leith Fadel 24 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 24 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001452/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-overwhelm-isis-and-recapture-several-hilltops-near-khanasser/ dead At this time, the cutting of the road by ISIL caused prices of food and medical supplies in Aleppo city to raise dramatically.http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=44455 Prices of food and medical supplies raise dramatically in Aleppo city jack Syrian Observatory For Human Rights 24 February 2016 On 25 February, the Tiger Forces and their allies recaptured Khanasir, while several hills outside the town were still ISIL-held.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-recapture-the-important-city-of-khanasser-from-isis/ Tiger Forces recapture the important city of Khanasser from ISIS Leith Fadel Al-Masdar News 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235733/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-recapture-the-important-city-of-khanasser-from-isis/ dead25 February 2016 Syrian army retakes key town on road to Aleppo from IS https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/104139-160225-syrian-army-retakes-key-town-on-road-to-aleppo-from-is 22 November 2025 i24NEWS Agence France-Pressehttp://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=44474 Regime forces take control on Khanaser SOHR 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 The Army then advanced north of Khanasir and captured the nearby village of Al-Mughayrat,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-more-villages-north-of-khanasser/ Tiger Forces liberate more villages from ISIS in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel Al-Masdar News 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235734/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-more-villages-north-of-khanasser/ dead along with four hilltops north of it (including the large Talat Al-Bayda hill). At the same time, government forces advancing from the north seized Shilallah al-Kabeera, which they breached the previous day with the help of Russian airstrikes.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-important-village-from-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ Tiger Forces liberate important village from ISIS in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel Al-Masdar News 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001341/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-important-village-from-isis-in-southeast-aleppo/ deadhttp://www.syriahr.com/?p=158533 قوات النظام تتقدم مجدداً قرب طريق خناصر – حلب وقذائف تستهدف أحياء في المدينة واشتباكات عنيفة في غربها المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان 28 May 2016 By the end of the day, government troops reached two more villages and started preparing for a new assault on the next morning. Early on 26 February, the Syrian Army made more advances, recapturing three villages.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-push-ahead-of-truce-syrian-troops-take-villages-from-is/2016/02/26/3c0c5c66-dc72-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160227111428/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-push-ahead-of-truce-syrian-troops-take-villages-from-is/2016/02/26/3c0c5c66-dc72-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6_story.html dead 27 February 2016 In push ahead of truce, Syrian troops take villages from IS Bassem Mroue Zeina Karam Zeina Karam The Washington Post 26 February 2016 26 February 2016http://www.syriahr.com/?p=158577 أكثر من 132 قتيلاً خلال 4 أيام من معارك طريق خناصر بريف حلب وتنظيم "الدولة الإسلامية" يستمر في السيطرة على تلال وقرى المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان 28 May 2016 The advances nearly besieged ISIL forces in a pocket of villages southwest of Lake Jabbul.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-suddenly-trapped-syrian-army-pushes-recapture-aleppo-supply-route-map-update/ ISIS suddenly trapped as Syrian Army pushes to recapture Aleppo supply route – Map update Chris Tomson Al-Masdar News 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 28 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190828074214/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-suddenly-trapped-syrian-army-pushes-recapture-aleppo-supply-route-map-update/ dead Later in the day, the Army captured the remaining four villages that ISIL held,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/major-road-along-the-government-supply-route-to-aleppo-has-been-liberated-from-isis/ Major road along the Government supply route to Aleppo has been liberated from ISIS Leith Fadel Al-Masdar News 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235832/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/major-road-along-the-government-supply-route-to-aleppo-has-been-liberated-from-isis/ dead thus clearing the road to Aleppo.http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=f7g11ea1&headline=UPDATE_Russia_Syria_Step_Up_Strikes_As_Ceasefire_Deadline_Approaches UPDATE: Russia, Syria Step Up Strikes As Ceasefire Deadline Approaches London South East 26 February 2016 26 February 2016 However, elsewhere, ISIL took control of a village near al-Hamam Mountain, that overlooks the supply road.http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=44509 Dozens of airstrikes target Aleppo city's vicinity and countryside, and more than 150 people killed in Khanasser road clashes SOHR 26 February 2016 26 February 2016 Government forces reportedly re-secured the village the following day.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/government-forces-liberate-strategic-supply-route-to-aleppo/ Government forces inch closer to liberating the only supply route to Aleppo Leith Fadel Al-Masdar News 27 February 2016 27 February 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502052859/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/government-forces-liberate-strategic-supply-route-to-aleppo/ deadhttp://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=44595 At least 26 from the regime forces were killed in the clash near the road of Khanasser – Athrayya in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo Syrian Observatory For Human Rights 29 February 2016 28 May 2016 On 28 February, the Syrian Army captured two villages and two mountain points, near Khanasir.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-strategic-village-in-southeast-aleppo/ Syrian Army captures strategic village in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel 28 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003152/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-strategic-village-in-southeast-aleppo/ dead At the same time, elsewhere the Syrian Army captured the last point on the Sheikh Hilal-Ithriya Road that was held by ISIL.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-reopens-vital-supply-route-to-aleppo-after-routing-isis/ Syrian Army reopens vital supply route to Aleppo after routing ISIS Leith Fadel 28 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 4 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081250/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-reopens-vital-supply-route-to-aleppo-after-routing-isis/ dead On 29 February, the road to Aleppo city was once again reopened.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-officially-reopens-strategic-supply-route-to-aleppo/ Syrian Army officially reopens strategic supply route to Aleppo Leith Fadel 29 February 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003226/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-officially-reopens-strategic-supply-route-to-aleppo/ dead Aftermath Between 9 and 10 March, government forces captured 13 villages previously held by ISIL, near the southern bank of Lake Jabbūl,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-liberates-3-villages-isis-southeast-aleppo/ Syrian Army liberates 3 more villages from ISIS in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel 10 March 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235905/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-liberates-3-villages-isis-southeast-aleppo/ dead forcing ISIL to set up a new defensive line east of the lake.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-retreats-towards-raqqa-government-forces-widen-aleppo-supply-line-map-update/ ISIS retreats towards Raqqa as government forces widen Aleppo supply line - Map update Chris Tomson 10 March 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235844/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-retreats-towards-raqqa-government-forces-widen-aleppo-supply-line-map-update/ dead On 14 April, ISIL launched another offensive on Khanasir,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-captures-7-villages-near-government-supply-line-aleppo/ ISIS captures 7 more villages near the government supply line to Aleppo - Map update Leith Fadel 15 April 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003248/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-captures-7-villages-near-government-supply-line-aleppo/ dead and by the following day they captured hills near the town,http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-islamic-state-idUKKCN0XC11D https://web.archive.org/web/20160418162503/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-islamic-state-idUKKCN0XC11D dead April 18, 2016 Islamic State advances near Turkish border and east of Aleppo Reuters 15 April 2016 the Duraham Oil Fieldhttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-advances-khanasser-highway-burj-al-atshanah-captured/ ISIS advances on the Khanasser Highway: Burj Al-Atshanah captured Leith Fadel 15 April 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235820/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-advances-khanasser-highway-burj-al-atshanah-captured/ dead and 10 villages. They also seized a large cache of weapons, ammunition and several armored vehicles.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-seizes-russian-tank-military-equiptment-blitz-offensive-eastern-aleppo/ ISIS seizes Russian tank and war booty in blitz offensive in eastern Aleppo Chris Tomson 16 April 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053047/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-seizes-russian-tank-military-equiptment-blitz-offensive-eastern-aleppo/ dead On 16 April, Syrian Army reinforcements were sent to the area,https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-reinforcements-arrive-khanasser-drive-back-isis-map-update/ Syrian Army reinforcements arrive to Khanasser to drive back ISIS: Map update Leith Fadel 16 April 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001330/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-reinforcements-arrive-khanasser-drive-back-isis-map-update/ dead and by the evening they recaptured all of the territory lost, except the oil field.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-recaptures-several-villages-southeast-aleppo/ Syrian Army recaptures several villages in southeast Aleppo Leith Fadel 17 April 2016 Al-Masdar News 28 May 2016 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235807/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-recaptures-several-villages-southeast-aleppo/ dead Between 26 January and 12 February 2017, heavy fighting took place near Khanasir with back-and-forth fighting.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-foils-major-isis-offensive-southeast-aleppo-map/ Syrian Army foils major ISIS offensive in southeast Aleppo: map Fadel Leith 2017-01-26 AMN - Al-Masdar News المصدر نيوز en-US 2017-01-27 2017-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20170516012815/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-foils-major-isis-offensive-southeast-aleppo-map/ deadhttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-secures-main-road-along-jabbul-lake-isis-pulls-eastern-aleppo/ Syrian Army secures main road along Jabbul Lake as ISIS pulls out of eastern Aleppo Chris Tomson 7 February 2017 11 February 2017 1 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235744/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-secures-main-road-along-jabbul-lake-isis-pulls-eastern-aleppo/ deadhttps://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-launches-deadly-attack-syrian-army-supply-line-aleppo/ ISIS launches deadly attack on Syrian Army supply line to Aleppo Chris Tomson 8 February 2017 11 February 2017 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001514/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-launches-deadly-attack-syrian-army-supply-line-aleppo/ dead On 12 February, 39 pro-government fighters and at least 12 ISIL militants were killed in an attack by ISIL east of Khanasir and south of Jabboul lake.أكثر من 50 قتيلاً غالبيتهم من المسلحين الموالين للنظام ومن قوات النظام خلال 36 ساعة من المعارك العنيفة شرق خناصر بريف حلب الجنوبي الشرقي Towards the end of February, the Republican Guard seized the village of Umm Miyal, east of the highway, along with the adjacent hills.https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pressure-mounting-isis-east-aleppo-syrian-army-units-advance-east-khanasser/ Pressure mounting on ISIS in east Aleppo as Syrian Army units advance east of Khanasser Fadel Leith 2017-02-26 AMN - Al-Masdar News المصدر نيوز 2017-02-26 en-US 2017-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20171021144537/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pressure-mounting-isis-east-aleppo-syrian-army-units-advance-east-khanasser/ dead See also Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Northern Aleppo offensive (2016) East Aleppo offensive (2015–16) References 2 35.7833 N 37.4972 E source:wikidata title Category:February 2016 in Syria Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2016 Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Islamic State Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving al-Nusra Front Category:As-Safira District Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Syrian government Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving Hezbollah Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving Russia