Hezbollah Army of Conquest Fatah Halab 165 killed, 200–300+ wounded (per the Inside Source)[30] Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels U.S.-led intervention against ISIL 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 The Aleppo offensive of October–November 2016, named the "Battle of the Hero Martyr Abu Omar Saraqib" by the Army of Conquest,[3] refers to a military operation launched on the western outskirts of Aleppo at the end of October 2016 by rebel forces in Syria, against the Syrian government forces and its allies.

[38][41] Rebels in tanks, armored vehicles, bulldozers, makeshift mine sweepers, pick-up trucks and on motorcycles approached the city.

[43] Following the attack by the suicide-bombers on the western outskirts of the city, the rebels seized the Minyan Sawmills, Al-Surah Checkpoint,[44][45] the Cardboard Factory and most of the Dahiyat Al-Assad suburb,[46][47] while government troops withdrew to the eastern side of the district so they would not be overrun.

[53] The assault against Zahra was eventually repelled,[54][55] while government troops managed to retake several positions in Dahiyat Al-Assad, where a second suicide car bombing of the day took place.

[67] During the clashes, the rebels reportedly shelled a residential area of the Hamdaniyah district with chlorine gas,[68] leaving one civilian dead and 15 people injured.

[79][80] On 6 November, Army special forces and Hezbollah militiamen launched a counter-attack on the southwestern edge of Aleppo, advancing in the area of Al-Mutha hill and the 1070 Housing Project.

[81][82][83] The next day, government forces broke through the rebel's first line of defense on Tal Rakhem hill,[84] making advances,[85] while also seizing six buildings in the 1070 Housing Project.

[98] On 10 November, government troops recaptured half of the Dahiyat Al-Assad district,[99] including the Science Academy and nearby church.

[106] Concurrently, government forces recaptured the entire Minyan residential district after breaking the rebel's last line of defense.

[111] On 12 November, the Army attacked and captured the Sourah checkpoint, west of Dahiyat Al-Assad, turning their attention then to the northern perimeter of the Souq Al-Jabas area.

[37][6][116][117] Following the successful campaign by pro-government forces, the rebels in eastern-Aleppo were given 24 hours to surrender before the Army started an offensive to completely recapture the rebel-held districts in the east.

[120] The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, expressed that he was "appalled and shocked" by the attacks targeting civilians in Aleppo.