 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2016) |
| Conquest of Aleppo[1] | |
|---|---|
| فتح حلب Fatah Halab | |
 Logo of Fatah Halab | |
| Leaders | Major Yasser Abdul Rahim[2] |
| Dates of operation | 26 April 2015 – 21 January 2017[3] (in the Aleppo Governorate, until 1 December 2016 within southeastern Aleppo)[4] |
| Headquarters | Aleppo, Syria (until 1 December 2016) Aleppo Governorate, Syria (from 1 December 2016) |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate, Syria (from 1 December 2016 they are no longer active in the city centre)[5] |
| Size | 8,000+ (16 October 2016)[6] |
| Allies |
|
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War
|
Fatah Halab (Arabic: فتح حلب, romanized: Fataḥ Ḥalab, lit. 'Conquest of Aleppo'), or Aleppo Conquest, was a joint operations room of Syrian rebel factions operating in and around Aleppo, Syria. Succeeding the Aleppo Liberation operations room, its establishment was announced on 26 April 2015.[1][3] It stated that its aim was to conquer Aleppo City from Syrian government forces.[8]
In an October 2015 publication, the Washington D.C.–based Institute for the Study of War considered Aleppo Conquest as one of the "powerbrokers" in Aleppo Governorate, being both "anti-regime" and "anti-ISIS."[8]
Since the inter-rebel conflicts, defections and mergers which started in December 2016, Fatah Halab has become largely defunct.
- ^ a b Masi, Alessandria (26 April 2015). "Syria's coming battle for Aleppo: It's everybody against Assad and ISIS". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Fatah Halab Chief Commander: Military Operation Ongoing To Control Entire Aleppo". Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office. 29 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Bisaccio, Derek (26 April 2015). "Aleppo city operation". Foreign Policy Talk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "فتح حلب بيان رقم -41". 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Syria: Coming together to fight Assad in Aleppo". al-Araby al-Jadeed. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "The Latest: UN Syria envoy: Some 8,000 rebels left in Aleppo". Associated Press. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "YPG, allies clash with Syrian opposition groups in Aleppo". Middle East Eye. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b Cafarella & Casagrande 2015, p. 3.