Operation Canopus Star | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Situation in Aleppo Governorate on 20 October 2014, after the operation Syrian Army control
Opposition control
Kurdish control
ISIL
Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Hezbollah[3] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Col. Suheil Al Hassan[4][5] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Pro-government militias | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,500+ civilians and rebels killed due to barrel bombs (December 2013–May 2014)[9][10] 203 civilians killed due to rebel hell cannon fire (July–December 2014)[11] |
Operation Canopus Star[12] (Arabic: عملية نجم سهيل) was an operation launched by the Syrian Army, supported by Hezbollah and other allied militias, during the Syrian Civil War, following a successful offensive which re-established the military's supply route between Aleppo and central Syria. The aim of the operation was to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.[13]
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