Operation Rainbow (Syrian civil war)

Operation Rainbow
Part of the Battle of Aleppo and the Syrian Civil War
Date 7 December 2014  – 20 March 2015 (3 months, 1 week and 6 days) Location Aleppo Governorate, Syria Result Indecisive; Limited Army gains Syrian Army attack on Ratian and Hardatain repelled[4][5] Rebel attack on Handarat repelled Territorial changes Syrian Army captures and holds the al-Mallah and al-Manasher al-Breij areas for a few months before they are recaptured by the rebels Syrian Army captures Bashkuy and half of Dwer al-Zaytoun
Belligerents
Syrian Opposition Free Syrian Army[1] Levant Front[2] Islamic Front Army of Mujahedeen Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Al-Nusra Front	Syrian Government Hezbollah[3]
Commanders and leaders
Abdel-Aziz Salameh (Levant Front leader)[2]	Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Jaysh Mohammad Brigade[1] Authenticity and Development Front Hazzm Movement[6] (until 1 March 2015)[7]	Syrian Armed Forces[8][9] Syrian Army Suqur al-Sahara  Syrian Air Force National Defense Force[8] Ba'ath Brigades[10] Liwa Al-Quds[10]
Casualties and losses
540+ killed	270+ killed

Operation Rainbow was an operation launched by the Syrian Army, supported by Hezbollah and other allied militias, during the Syrian Civil War, following a successful operation which led to the military encircling Aleppo from the east side and reaching the city's northern approach. The aim of the operation, as the previous one, was to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.^[11][12]