Timeline of the Syrian civil war (May–August 2016)
May 2016
12 May
- Mustafa Badreddine, a senior Hezbollah is killed by suspected artillery bombardment by an armed Sunni group at Damascus International Airport.[1]
- Opposition fighters, consisting of Ahrar al-Sham and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front capture the Syrian Alawite village of al-Zara and dozens of Alawite civilians are kidnapped.[2]
23 May
- Reuters reports nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group claims responsibility.[3][4][5]
24 May
- New satellite imagery from Stratfor appears to reveal the destruction of four Russian attack helicopters and 20 lorries at the Tiyas military airbase after a reported attack which was conducted last week by the ISIL.[6]
- U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by Kurdish forces, launch an operation to capture Al-Raqqah, the de facto capital of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The force is reported to be more than 50,000 strong.[7]
- Nusra Front rebels have captured the town of Deir Khabiyeh, south of Damascus.[8]
27 May
- ISIS captures Kafr Kalbeen and Kaljibrin villages from rebel forces in northern Aleppo, cutting the supply lines toward the rebel stronghold of Mare.[9]
31 May
- Syrian Democratic Forces seizes 11 villages and farms from the Islamic State in northern countryside of Al-Raqqah.[10] Meanwhile, a pro-government source announces SAA advancing towards Al-Raqqa City in race to capture it.[11]
- Regime conducts heavy raids on residential areas for months in Idlib, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens.[12]
June 2016
June 3
- Regime bombing raids in and around Aleppo city kill 31 civilians, including 10 when their bus was hit.[13]
4 June
- Russian Foreign Ministry says that the United States asked the Russia not to carry airstrikes on al-Nusra Front to avoid "moderate opposition" being hit.[14]
June 5
- Regimen strikes hit the Qaterji neighborhood in Aleppo killed nine civilians, and two others, including a child, were killed in the Mayssar neighborhood of the city. Another five civilians are killed in two other districts and on the city’s outskirts.[15]
- Regime and Russian jets bomb the rebel-held Idlib, setting fire to a bustling market in the heart of the city, injuring more than 30 people, and killing at least three.[12]
June 8
- Regime air strikes on the UN's children's agency UNICEF and doctors at Al-Hakim children's hospital, the nearby Al-Bayan hospital away and the Abdulhadi Fares Clinic, in the rebel-controlled part of Aleppo city spark a desperate bid by medical staff to rescue at least nine newborns and kill 15 people.[16]
June 9
- The besieged rebel-held Darayya town receives its first United Nations food delivery since 2012. Shortly afterwards, Assad forces bombard the town, dropping indiscriminate barrel bombs from helicopters as residents shared food. The United States condemns Assad regime, accusing it of bombing starving civilians just hours after they received a long-delayed UN aid shipment. France also voices outrage, accusing Damascus of "extraordinary duplicity”, saying the regime had finally granted access for aid after heavy international pressure “and then the bombing restarted."[17]
References
- ^ "http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/05/12/Syria-s-al-Qaeda-branch-seizes-central-Alawite-village.html". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Reuters Editorial (13 May 2016). "Insurgents seize Syrian Alawite village, killing 19: Observatory". Reuters.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Syria civil war: ISIL bombs rock Assad-held cities".
- ^ "State media: At least 78 killed in Syria bombings". USA TODAY. 23 May 2016.
- ^ John Davison (23 May 2016). "Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities: monitor". Reuters.
- ^ "Syria conflict: IS 'destroyed helicopters' at Russian base". BBC News.
- ^ Reuters Editorial (24 May 2016). "U.S.-backed Syrian alliance launches new attack near Islamic State capital". Reuters India.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Islamic State drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border - Region - World - Ahram Online". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Tomson, Chris (27 May 2016). "Rebel frontline collapses in northern Aleppo - Map update". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "The Syrian Democratic Forces start their offensive towards al-Tabaqa and the Euphrates Lake, and 61 members from the "Islamic State" killed during six days of battles". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Fadel, Leith (31 May 2016). "Syrian Army joins the race to Raqqa as several thousand soldiers pour into east Hama". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city: monitor. Retrieved June 12 2016.
- ^ Syria regime strikes kill 31 in and near Aleppo. Retrieved June 12 2016.
- ^ US asks Russia not to target Al-Qaeda branch in Syria – Russian FM Lavrov
- ^ Syrian government war planes launch air strikes on rebel-held areas in Aleppo. Retrieved June 12 2016.
- ^ Syria newborns saved by staff after hospital attacks. Retrieved June 12 2016.
- ^ Assad forces ‘bombed Daraya’ after food delivery. Retrieved June 12 2016.
