Northern Aleppo clashes (October 2022)

Northern Aleppo clashes (October 2022)
Part of the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian civil war

Map of HTS's advance in Afrin
Date10–19 October 2022
(1 week and 2 days)
Location
Result Ceasefire
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
Hamza Division
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham[1]
Sultan Suleiman Shah Division
Ahrar al-Sham[2]

Syrian opposition Third Legion

Syrian opposition Liberation and Construction Movement[3]
Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement[2]
 Turkey
Syrian opposition Hayat Thaeroon for Liberation
Casualties and losses
28 killed[7]
1 killed[8]
Total: 29
19 killed[7][9] Unknown
10 civilians killed[10]

Clashes occurred between the Levant Front and the Hamza Division, two factions of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, across the Turkish-occupied areas of the Aleppo Governorate on 10 October 2022, as part of the on-going civil war in Syria. On 12 October, the Sunni Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) joined the fighting on the side of the Hamza Division, entering the Afrin region.

  1. ^ a b Walid Al Nofal (12 October 2022). "'Accountability, or fall': Syrian National Army's Hamza Division under fire after assassination of opposition activist in northern Aleppo". Syria Direct. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "After Al-Sham Legion opened road for HTS, HTS takes control over Jinderes in Afrin with the support of Al-Amshat". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  3. ^ Orwa Ajjoub (26 October 2022). "HTS, Turkey, and the future of Syria's north". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ^ "HTS Takes Full Control Of Jindires District In Syria's Afrin". North Press Agency. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Syria: HTS captures Afrin from Turkish-backed rebels". The New Arab. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Hardline Syria rebels sweep across north, 27 killed in clashes". Reuters. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Factional infighting | Death toll jumps to 60 combatants and civilians in Aleppo countryside". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Ongoing clashes | Woman and member of Ahrar Al-Sham killed in Al-Bab city". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Latest developments | Death toll of violent factional infighting in Aleppo countryside jumps to 27 civilians and combatants". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Türkiye Redeploys its Troops to Confront Syrian Regime in Idlib". Asharq Al-Awsat. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

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