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Timeline of the Syrian civil war (August–December 2015)

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This article is about the Syrian Civil War from August to December 2015. For other time periods, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War.
See also: 2015 in Syria

August 2015

11 August

Rebels begin their push into the Alawite heartland by capturing much of the Sahl al-Ghab plain in northwestern Syria.[1][2]

August 22

At least 50 people - mainly women and children - are killed when the Assad regime targeted the Douma town in an opposition-held suburb of Damascus with barrel bombs. A number of buildings were destroyed by the attacks, while another 100 are injured.[3]

August 30

ISIS fighters launch an assaults on Qadam and Asali in the southern outskirts of Damascus from their base in Al-Hajar al-Aswad, clashing with Jaysh al-Islam fighters in Qadam and those of Ajnad al-Sham in Asali.[4]

September 2015

September 1

Levant Front clandestine security conducted an undercover raid into an area under ISIS control in the northern Aleppo countryside, killing three foreign fighters of ISIS.[5]

September 2

Digital reports surface on the web of a possible Russian Air Force bombing campaign in Syria, mostly targeting ISIS & other Islamist objectives.[6][7]

September 4

Fierce clashes took place in the vicinity of Marea town north of Aleppo, where Levant Front rebel soldiers killed seven ISIS militants and took 11 others as hostages, beside destroying three ISIS vehicles. The Shamiya Front also seized heavy machine guns from ISIS militants, as dozens withdrew from the area after “heavy losses”.[8]

Other rebel factions attacked ISIS-held villages of Harbal, Sandaf, Kafrah and Harjal in the northern countryside of Aleppo. It was not clear whether the attacks caused any casualties in the ranks of ISIS.[8]

September 5

Anti-government violence erupted in the town of Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze minority sect, following the killing of Druze leader Sheikh Wahid Al-Balous, a prominent cleric in rare explosions the previous day that claimed the lives of at least 25 others. Rioters holding the government responsible for the cleric's death destroyed the statue of late President Hafez Al-Assad and besieged security offices.[9]

September 11

A Syrian military source informs of Russian troops presence in Syria.[10][11]

Jaysh al-Islam shelled and stormed Adra Prison, taking control of two buildings.[12][13]

September 15

The Levant Front shoots down an M6 warplane for the pro-Assad air force near the Nairab military airport in Aleppo province, and seizes control of major parts of Hamdaniyah district after fierce clashes with pro-Assad militias, killing at least fifteen regime soldiers. The Front also bombs pro-Assad security headquarters in Salahaddin neighborhood. The regime forces responded with dropping more than six barrel bombs on the rebel-held neighborhoods of Dahiya and Shekhan in Aleppo, killing more than ten civilians.[14]

September 16

At least 15 civilians - six children and nine women - are killed and dozens injured after pro-Assad warplanes launch some four rockets targeting residential buildings in rebel-held al-Maadi neighborhood in Aleppo city in the evening, with more than 25 injured.[15]

September 17

A short video is released purporting to show Free Syria Army (FSA) soldiers in Idlib installing sensor wires on a new DIY missile defense system for areas under their control to provide some protection to the civilians and planning to continue the project in other cities.[16]

Government helicopters drop barrel bombs that struck a busy market place, that is packed with shoppers and people buying necessities for children who go back to school this week, in the FSA-held Bosra, killing between 17 and 24 people and many others wounded, with many of them in critical condition.[17]

At least 47 people were killed in air raids by Syrian government forces in rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo.[18]

Syrian warplanes carried out a wave of airstrikes in the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa.[19]

September 18

United States Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter opened a dialogue regarding Syria with his Russian counterpart, Sergei K. Shoigu, aimed at making sure that American and Russian forces avoid running into each other. [20]

The Islam Army posts a video showing its members firing multiple rockets at the Bassel airport on the coast used by Russian troops, and warns the Russians that they will not enjoy peace in Syria.[21]

September 21

Pro-Assad forces targeted al-Shaar neighborhood in eastern Aleppo city with surface-to-surface missiles, hitting a crowded public market, killing more than 30 civilians and dozens wounded.[22]

September 22

Syrian army recaptures villages in Hama suburbs.[23]

September 26

The U.S military admitted that US-trained Syrian rebels has handed over their vehicles and ammunition to fighters linked to al-Qaeda, apparently to gain safe passage.[24]

September 27

Its reported that the British Prime Minister David Cameron do not ruled out that Assad could be part of a transition, but “what he is very clear about is that Assad cannot be part of Syria’s future in the long run.”[25]

France start launching its first air strikes in Syria targeting ISIS training camps.[26]

Russian President Vladimir Putin branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal under the UN charter and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State with weapons supplied by Washington, according to the American military's own reports.[27]

September 29

Digital Reports informs that the Pentagon has suspended the “train and equip” program for Syrian Rebels also known as New Syrian Forces (NSF).[28]

September 30

Russia starts bombing Syria.[29]

October 2015

October 4

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi expressed its support to the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War.[30]

October 7

4th Hama Offensive begins with Iranian and Russian support.

The FSA repels an offensive mounted by Assad forces in the countryside near Hama, destroying 10 government tanks — despite coming under repeated Russian air assault.[31]

October 8

FSA rebels claim to have downed two regime helicopters that were mounting a coordinated air assault with Russian warplanes on the village of al-Mugheer.[31] Syrian Army Captures 40km of Territory in Northern Hama [32]

October 10

On 10 October, it was reported that the Syrian Army captured the strategically important villages of Atshan and Om Hartein and that it was pushing onwards to capture Khan Shaykhun in southern Idlib province. A number of government tanks and APC's were destroyed during the clashes.[33][34] Hezbollah senior leader Hassan Hussein al-Haj was killed that day.[35]

October 11

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  2. ^ "Syria conflict: Rebels advance on Assad heartland - BBC News". bbc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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  4. ^ Islamic State battles Syrian rebel forces in Damascus. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  5. ^ Syrian rebels say kill foreign ISIS fighters in undercover strike. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  6. ^ PHOTOS ALLEGEDLY TAKEN OVER IDLIB SEEM TO PROVE RUSSIAN MIGS, SUKHOIS AND DRONES ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING AGAINST ISIS IN SYRIA. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
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  9. ^ Violent protests hit Syria’s Sweida city. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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  15. ^ Pro-Assad forces commit new massacre in Aleppo. Ara News. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  16. ^ Northern Syrian rebels claim to build their own air defense system. Ara News. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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  32. ^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army Captures 40km of Territory in Northern Hama". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  33. ^ The regime forces seize the village of Atshan and advance towards the area, and violent clashes take place in Sahl al- Ghab
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  35. ^ Cite error: The named reference hezbollah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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