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Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016) 2016

Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016): Aleppo campaign (within Northern Syria)
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date8 June 2016Wikidata
Year2016Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationSyriaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictinter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil WarWikidata P361
Coordinates36.4828, 37.1950Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016) was a series of military operations launched by Syrian opposition forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and vice versa in the northern Aleppo Governorate, near the Syria–Turkey border, the city of Azaz and the town of Mare'. The offensive is supported by airstrikes against ISIL conducted by the United States-led CJTF-OIR coalition and artillery shelling by the Turkish Armed Forces.

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Location

36.4828, 37.1950 · Syria

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Nearby battles

Other battles of the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War

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