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Operation Rainbow (Syrian civil war)

Operation Rainbow
Part of the Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War
Date7 December 2014  – 20 March 2015
(3 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result

Indecisive; Limited Army gains

  • Syrian Army attack on Ratian and Hardatain repelled[7][8]
  • Rebel attack on Handarat repelled
Territorial
changes
  • Syrian Army captures and holds the al-Mallah and al-Manasher al-Breij areas for a few months before they are recaptured by the rebels
  • Syrian Army captures Bashkuy and half of Dwer al-Zaytoun
    • Belligerents

    Levant Front[1]

    Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army[2]
    Al-Nusra Front

    Syria Syrian Arab Republic

    Ba'ath Brigades[5]
    Liwa Al-Quds[5]

    Hezbollah[6]
    Commanders and leaders
    Abdel-Aziz Salameh
    (Levant Front leader)[1]    		 Unknown
    Units involved
    Syrian opposition Jaysh Mohammad Brigade[2]
    Syrian opposition Authenticity and Development Front
    Hazzm Movement[9]
    (until 1 March 2015)[10]

    Syrian Army:

    Casualties and losses
    540+ killed 270+ killed

    Operation Rainbow was an operation launched by the Syrian Army, supported by Hezbollah and other allied militias, during the Syrian Civil War, following a successful operation which led to the military encircling Aleppo from the east side and reaching the city's northern approach. The aim of the operation, as the previous one, was to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.[11][12]

    1. ^ a b "'Shamiah Front' unites leading Aleppo opposition groups". The Daily Star. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
    2. ^ a b "ISIS and al-Nusra reportedly lose their final presence in Reef Ras al-A'in: al-Hasaka". Pukmedia.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    3. ^ a b Par: rédaction 3/10/13 - 15h25  Source: Belga (2013-10-03). "L'armée reprend une localité clé pour Alep". 7SUR7.be. Retrieved 18 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    4. ^ Syria air force strikes rebels near Damascus, Aleppo: NGO Al Ahram (AFP), 22 October 2013
    5. ^ a b "Pro-regime Sunni fighters in Aleppo defy sectarian narrative". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
    6. ^ "Syria rebels recapture army base near Aleppo airport". South African Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 2013-11-09. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
    7. ^ Cite error: The named reference regainground was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    8. ^ Cite error: The named reference hardatain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    9. ^ "Hazem Movement joins al- Jabha al- Shameyyah". SOHR. 30 January 2015.
    10. ^ "U.S.-backed Syria rebel group dissolves itself after losses". Reuters Media. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
    11. ^ Dominique Soguel (9 December 2014). "Can UN envoy sell cease-fire to Syria rebels? Not so fast. (+video)". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
    12. ^ Cite error: The named reference rebelsadvance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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