2016 Hama offensive

2016 Hama offensive
Part of the Syrian civil war and the Russian military intervention in Syria
Date29 August – 6 November 2016
(2 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Location
Hama Governorate, Syria
Result

Partial rebel victory

Belligerents

Jund al-Aqsa (part of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham since 9 October)[1][2]

Army of Conquest[5]

Foreign mujahideen outside the Army of Conquest

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army[1]
Sham Legion[13]

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah[14]
SSNP[15]
Iranian paramilitaries[16]
border=no Guardians of the Dawn[17]
Supported by:
Russia (air strikes)

Commanders and leaders
Omran Jabayereh †[7]
(Jund al-Aqsa senior commander)
Abu Rayan Al-Hamwi †[4]
(leader of Abna al-Sham)
Abu Jassem al-Sourani †[3]
(Abna al-Sham senior commander)
Abu al-Baraa al-Hamawi[5]
(Army of Conquest commander)
Abu Heidar al-Homawi †[3]
(Army of Conquest commander)
Abu Mohammad Uzbeki †[7]
(Turkistan Islamic Party senior commander)
Abu Omar Anatol †[7]
(Turkistan Islamic Party commander)
Basel Marwan Al-Bakri †[27]
(Ajnad al-Sham assault troops commander)
Abo Ahmad Nayef †[28]
(Jabhat Ansar al-Din commander)
Abu Malek Al-Hamwi †[4]
(Junud al-Sham top commander)
Maj. Jamil Saleh[29]
Mahmoud al-Mahmoud[30]
(Jaish al-Izza commander and spokesman)
Abu Kinan[31]
(Jaish al-Izza commander)
Mohammed al-Ashqar †[6]
(Jaish al-Izza commander, alleged)
Capt. Mustafa Marati[32]
(Jaish al-Izza commander)
Abu Ahmed[33]
(Jaysh al-Nasr commander)
Bassam Abo Duraid †[citation needed]
(Jaysh al-Nasr commander)
Baha'a Al-Nizal Executed[34]
(Jaysh al-Farouq commander of northern Hama operations)
Adnan Hababa †[35]
(Jaysh al-Farouq commander)
Nayef al-Jar Abu Ahmad †[36]
(Sham Legion commander)		 Maj. Gen. Suheil Al Hassan[37]
(Operations chief commander)
Brig. Gen. Ali Khallouf †[38]
(11th Division commander)
Maj. Gen. Ali Sharaf Makhlouf †[39]
(87th Mechanized Brigade commander)
Gen. Fadl al Din Myka'il[citation needed] />
(Syrian Army commander)
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Ali Habib †[40]
(Syrian Army commander)
Col. Ali Shaheen[41]
(Panther Forces commander)[42]
Fuad al-Salah †[43]
(Leopard Forces commander)
Hassan Mahfoudh[44]
(Military Security Shield Forces commander)
Osama Zamam †[45]
(al-Assad Shield commander)
Darioush Dorostei †[46]
(Iranian commander)
Units involved

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syrian Armed Forces

SSNP

Strength
5,500 fighters[58] (pro-government claim)

4,000+[41][53]

  • 1,000+ regular soldiers[39]
  • 2,000+ Tiger Forces soldiers[59]
"Hundreds" of fighters[14]
Casualties and losses
217+ killed[18][31][60][61][62][63][64] 84+ killed (20 executed),[64][65][66][67] 1 helicopter downed[68]
27 civilians killed[69](2 executed)[70]
100,000 people displaced[71]

The 2016 Hama offensive, codenamed as the Battle for the sake of God by the rebels,[29] was a military offensive operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War in the northern parts of Hama Governorate as an attempt to relieve pressure on rebels fighting in Aleppo city.[48]

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