Operation Canopus Star

Operation Canopus Star
	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
Date	7 December 2013 – 20 October 2014; (10 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian government victory
Territorial; changes	Syrian Army captures all of the towns on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo, the Sheikh Najjar industrial zone to the northeast and Handarat to the north; Syrian Army breaks the siege of Aleppo's central prison;
Belligerents
Syrian Opposition Free Syrian Army; Ahrar ash-Sham; Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki; Al-Nusra Front; ; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Government; Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Col. Suhayl al-Hasan
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Jaysh Mohammad Brigade; ;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army: Republican Guard; Tiger Forces; Desert Hawks Brigade; ; National Defence Forces; Syrian Air Force; Ba'ath Brigades; Liwa Al-Quds; Local Defence Forces Baqir Brigade (claimed); ; ;
Casualties and losses
	2,500+ civilians and rebels killed due to barrel bombs (December 2013–May 2014); 203 civilians killed due to rebel hell cannon fire (July–December 2014)

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]

^ "Syria rebels recapture army base near Aleppo airport". South African Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 2013-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Exclusive: Tiger Forces Reportedly Redeployed to Aleppo Front". Al Masdar. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ Edward Dark Columnist. "Barrel bombings cause mass evacuation in east Aleppo". Al-monitor. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ "ISIS and al-Nusra reportedly lose their final presence in Reef Ras al-A'in: al-Hasaka". Pukmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ ^a ^b "L'armée reprend une localité clé pour Alep". 7SUR7.be. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ Syria air force strikes rebels near Damascus, Aleppo: NGO Al Ahram (AFP), 22 October 2013
^ ^a ^b "Pro-regime Sunni fighters in Aleppo defy sectarian narrative". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (23 May 2016). "The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference fortnight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference 2000syrians was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Syrian rebel 'hell cannons' kill 300 civilians: monitoring group". Reuters. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
^ Ziad Fadel (9 December 2013). "AL-NABAK LIBERATED!!; JIHADIST TERRORISTS CRUSHED IN DAMASCUS; TERRORIST LEADER KILLED IN EAST GHOUTA BY SAA; MASSIVE OPERATION "CANOPUS STAR" GRINDS RATS IN ALEPPO; NEWS AND COMMENTARY; WILE E. COYOTE MOMENT". Syrian Perspective. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference imposeblockade was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Syria rebels recapture army base near Aleppo airport". South African Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 2013-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[Colonel-2] "Exclusive: Tiger Forces Reportedly Redeployed to Aleppo Front". Al Masdar. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[3] Edward Dark Columnist. "Barrel bombings cause mass evacuation in east Aleppo". Al-monitor. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

[4] "ISIS and al-Nusra reportedly lose their final presence in Reef Ras al-A'in: al-Hasaka". Pukmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

[7sur7.be-5] "L'armée reprend une localité clé pour Alep". 7SUR7.be. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[6] Syria air force strikes rebels near Damascus, Aleppo: NGO Al Ahram (AFP), 22 October 2013

[pro-regime_sunni-7] "Pro-regime Sunni fighters in Aleppo defy sectarian narrative". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[8] Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (23 May 2016). "The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo". Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[fortnight-9] Cite error: The named reference fortnight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2000syrians-10] Cite error: The named reference 2000syrians was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[11] "Syrian rebel 'hell cannons' kill 300 civilians: monitoring group". Reuters. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[12] Ziad Fadel (9 December 2013). "AL-NABAK LIBERATED!!; JIHADIST TERRORISTS CRUSHED IN DAMASCUS; TERRORIST LEADER KILLED IN EAST GHOUTA BY SAA; MASSIVE OPERATION "CANOPUS STAR" GRINDS RATS IN ALEPPO; NEWS AND COMMENTARY; WILE E. COYOTE MOMENT". Syrian Perspective. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[imposeblockade-13] Cite error: The named reference imposeblockade was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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