Part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War
Aftermath of aerial bombardment by the Syrian Air Force in Azaz, 18 August 2012.
Date
10 February – 19 July 2012 (5 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Location
Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result
Rebel victory
FSA takes control of Azaz, al-Bab, Manbij, Jarabulus, Tell Rifaat, Anadan, Darat Izza, Atarib and other towns north of Aleppo city
YPG takes control of Kobanî
Culmination in the battle of Aleppo city
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army
Aleppo Military Council[1]
Al-Nusra Front[2] Foreign mujahideen[2]
19 July: Syrian Kurdistan
People's Protection Units
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Armed Forces
Syrian Arab Army
Syrian Arab Air Force
Security agencies
Shabiha[3]
Commanders and leaders
Col. Obaid Mohammad Obaid[4] (Aleppo Military Council) Maj. Mohammed Hamadeen[5] (Free North Brigade, Aleppo Military Council) Col. Abdul-Jabar Mohammed Egeydi[6] (Amr ibn al-A'as Battalion) 1st Lt. Rifaat Khalil[7] (Muthanna ibn Haritha Battalion)
Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army
Free North Brigade[8][9]
Darat Izza Brigade[10]
Fursan al Jabal Brigade[11]
Muthanna ibn Haritha Battalion[7]
Ghuraba al-Sham Battalion[11]
Dir al-Wafa Battalion[11]
Amr ibn al-A'as Battalion[12]
Halab al-Madina Brigade[13]
Syrian Liberation Army
Syrian Army
6th Division
12th Armoured Brigade
11th Mechanised Brigade
80th Army Brigade
2nd Reserve Division
19th Mechanised Brigade
Infantry Border Guard Brigade
99th Army Regiment
111th Army Regiment
15th Division
46th Army Regiment
Syrian Air Force
4th Flying Training Squadron[2]
Shabiha
Berri clan militias[3]
Strength
6,000 fighters
18,000 soldiers 300+ tanks
Casualties and losses
441 fighters killed[14] 3 tanks lost
1,659 soldiers killed[14] 132 armoured vehicles destroyed 1 Su-22 jet bomber shot down 1 MiG-23 jet shot down 2 L-39 jet shot down 3 Mi-17 helicopters shot down.
at least 50 civilians killed[14]
v
t
e
Start of insurgency (Sept. 2011 – April 2012)
Homs (2011–14)
Homs offensive
1st Idlib Gov.
Syrian–Turkish border
Jabal al-Zawiya
1st Idlib City
Saraqeb
1st Rastan
Hama Gov.
Shayrat & Tiyas ambush
Daraa Gov.
1st Rif Dimashq
1st Zabadani
Douma
Deir ez-Zor (2011–2014)
Hatla
Aleppo Gov.
Azaz
2nd Rastan
1st al-Qusayr
2nd Idlib Gov.
Taftanaz
v
t
e
Battle of Aleppo
Combat operations
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2012
Anadan
Menagh Air Base
Base 46
2013
Safira
Khan al-Assal
SAA offensive
Canopus Star
2014
Rainbow
2015
Rebel offensive
Kuweires offensive
SAA offensive
2016
Northern offensive
Southern offensives
Aleppo bombings
Summer offensives
1st SAA
Rebel
2nd SAA
SAA offensive
Rebel offensive
Final offensive
The 2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes were a series of battles as part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria.
The clashes began following the twin bombings in Aleppo city on 10 February 2012, which were conducted by the jihadist anti-government organisation, the Al-Nusra Front. Over the next five months, major clashes left large parts of the rural countryside under rebel control, with the capital of the province, Aleppo city, still being firmly under government control. On 19 July, rebel forces stormed the city and a battle for control of Syria's largest city and economic hub had begun.
^Bolling (2012), pp. 1, 2.
^ abcBolling (2012), p. 7.
^ abBolling (2012), p. 6.
^Bolling (2012), pp. 4, 5.
^Bolling (2012), pp. 1, 5.
^Bolling (2012), p. 3.
^ abBolling (2012), p. 4.
^Bolling (2012), pp. 1–3, 5.
^""Pictures" to form a brigade of more than / 1500 / person called the banner of "unification" in Aleppo name ..!". Al-Mijhar. 19 July 2012.
^Bolling (2012), pp. 5, 6.
^ abcBolling (2012), p. 5.
^Bolling (2012), pp. 3, 4, 8.
^Bolling (2012), p. 8.
^ abcSyrian Martyrs شهداء سورية Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
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