Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016)

The northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016) was a military offensive and part of the third phase of Operation Euphrates Shield launched by the Turkish Armed Forces and factions from the Free Syrian Army and allied groups, with the goal of capturing the city of al-Bab located north of Aleppo from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). == Preparations == In early September 2016, rebel and Turkish forces reached within 20 kilometers of al-Bab after capturing a large area from al-Rai to Jarabulus from the ISIL. The rebels then announced their goal of capturing al-Bab.

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