2014 Al-Safira offensive

Military operation launched by Syrian rebels 2014 Al-Safira offensive the Syrian Civil War 8–12 October 2014 (2014 10 8 2014 10 12) Al-Safira, Aleppo Governorate, Syria Syrian Army victory The Army recaptures all villages by 12 October Rebels initially capture seven villages near the Defense Factories Flag of the Islamic Front (Syria) (Black).svg Islamic Front Syria 1980 Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Flag.svg Syrian Armed Forces InfoboxNDF.png National Defense Force Abu Jaber(Ahrar ash-Sham leader) Unknown Ahrar ash-Shamhttp://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/ahrar-al-sham-islamic-movement-starts-a-new-battle-in-aleppo/ Ahrar al-Sham Islamic movement starts a new battle in Aleppo Syriahr.com 21 October 2014 25px Defense Factories garrison Unknown 23+ killed2 helicopters downed The 2014 Al-Safira offensive, code-named "Zaeir al Ahrar” ("The Freemen Roar"), was a short-lived operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian civil war in Aleppo Governorate, in an attempt to attack "three sites of the army which are al-Adnaneyyi, al-Zeraa al-Foqaneyyi and al-Ezraa al-Tahtatnia in order to open a road to attack the Defense Factories where helicopters take off in order to drop barrel bombs onto Aleppo, Idlib and Hama". The defense factories produced the barrel bombs that are dropped onto the city of Aleppo and its countryside. Rebel offensive On 8 October, the rebel Ahrar ash-Sham announced the start of a battle called "Zaeir al Ahrar". That day, rebels of this group captured the villages of Qashotah, al Barzaneyyi, Diman, al Zera’ah al Tehtaneyyi and al Zera’ah al Foqaneyyi near the Defense Factories. At least 14 soldiers and 5 rebels were killed, while two helicopters were downed while trying to take off from the Defense Factories.https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe/posts/594033237371685 The violent clashes in the town of al... - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights - Facebook Facebook.com 21 October 2014 On 9 October, the Army claimed to have conducted a counterattack on rebel forces in Al-Barzaaniyya, Al-Zara’a, Bashkawi, Banaan Al-Hass, Kafr Akkar, and Al-‘Adnaniyya, resulting in the recapture of several of these villages. The Army also claimed that the rebels had refocused their offensive to the Khanasser countryside.Syrian Army Captures West Handarat Farms and Babinnis; Ahrar Al-Sham Offensive in Safira is Repelled http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-west-handarat-farms-babinnis-ahrar-al-sham-offensive-safira-repelled/ almasdarnews 9 October 2014 9 October 2014 22 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181122005338/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-west-handarat-farms-babinnis-ahrar-al-sham-offensive-safira-repelled/ dead On 10 October, rebels captured the village of Abotbeh, leading to the death of 9 soldiers and losses among the rebels. This village is close to the town of Tal Abour, 2 km away from the Defense Factories.https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe/posts/594867013954974 Aleppo Province: Ahraro al Sham Movement... - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights - Facebook Facebook.com 21 October 2014 Rebels also captured the village of Sad’ayya overnight,https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe/posts/595400740568268 Aleppo province: Violent clashes took.. Facebook.com 21 October 2014 before it was recaptured later that day.مقتل ما لا يقل عن 8 عناصر من قوات النظام في اشتباكات حندرات http://www.syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=24851&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VDmPj_msWQk SOHR 11 October 2014 Army counter-attack On 12 October, the Army launched a counter-attack and regained control over the villages that were captured by the rebels since 8 October.http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/regime-forces-advance-in-aleppo-countryside-and-rebels-advance-in-aleppo-city/ Regime forces advance in Aleppo countryside and Rebels advance in Aleppo city Syriahr.com 21 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141016041733/http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/regime-forces-advance-in-aleppo-countryside-and-rebels-advance-in-aleppo-city/ 16 October 2014 References Al-Safira Al-Safira Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Syrian government Category:October 2014 in Syria Category:As-Safira District