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== Operation Canopus Star starts == In early December 2013, the Syrian Army launched operation ''Canopus Star'' with the aim to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian army to impose blockade in Aleppo )〕 Between 15 and 28 December 2013, a series of Army helicopter attacks with barrel bombs〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria extends air campaign on Aleppo region: activists )〕 against rebel-held areas of Aleppo left 517 people dead, including 151 children, 46 women and 46 rebels, according to the SOHR. A rebel commander claimed that by 26 December, more than 1,000 people had been killed in the bombing campaign.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria: Intense Aleppo offensive prompts mass exodus )〕 On 9 January, aid groups stated more than 700 people had been killed since the start of the bombing campaign.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jihadists fighting back )〕 On 20 December, Islamist rebels, including members of the Al-Nusra Front, took control over the Kindi hospital, which had been used by government soldiers as a base for several months. Reuters photojournalist Molhem Barakat was killed during the action.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Syrian conflict through the eyes of a slain photographer )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Teenage photographer Molhem Barakat killed covering Syrian civil war for Reuters )〕 At least 20 regular soldiers were killed and dozens were taken prisoner in the fighting which began after two Al-Nusra fighters detonated themselves at checkpoints guarding the hospital.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria mosque shelling kills cleric; Aleppo rebels advance )〕 A few days later, government forces stormed and recaptured much of the Bani Zeid neighborhood on the northeastern outskirts of the city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aleppo's bloodiest week )〕 On 25 December, pro-government sources claimed that the Syrian Army captured the al-Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Jbanat areas of Aleppo city. On 8 January 2014, Islamist rebel forces loyal to the National Coalition attacked the ISIS headquarters at a hospital in the Qadi Askar district of Aleppo. Reports indicate that the rebels were successful in capturing the base, freeing dozens of rebel and civilian prisoners while also recovering the bodies of dozens of people who appeared to have been executed. Elsewhere, over 100 ISIS forces reportedly surrendered in Aleppo's Saliheen district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria rebels capture ISIS headquarters in Aleppo )〕 By the end of 6 January, the death toll in the bombings had risen to 603, including 172 children, 54 women and 54 rebels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tuesday 7 January 2014 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More than 600, including 172 children, died in the bombing explosive barrels )〕 On 9 January, it was reported that all ISIS forces were driven out of Aleppo city by the rebels. On 11 January 2014, government forces secured the area of Al-Naqqarin and Sheikh Yusuf hill〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=URGENT :: system controls the area in Aleppo )〕 and were advancing towards the industrial area of Aleppo city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian troops advance on Aleppo area: activists )〕 According to opposition activists, the rebels were in fear of losing the industrial district, which would cut their supply lines from Turkey. The next day, the Army also advanced towards the highway linking the airport to the government-held western part of the city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian troops push towards Aleppo city )〕 On 14 January, the Army reportedly captured Al-Zarzour, Al-Taaneh, Al-Subeihieh and Height 53 on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian army recaptures five towns near Aleppo's airport )〕 On 15 January, an Al-Manar correspondent reported that the Army captured Al-Sabaheyya, al-Faory and Tal-Riman, east of Al-Safira,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian Army Advances Eastern Aleppo, Eliminates Terrorists in Several Provinces )〕 and was pushing towards the electricity station, northeast of Al-Safira.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ongoing violent clashes in Aleppo and the fall of the 4 fighters )〕 Later, Al-Manar claimed that the Army captured Tell Alam and Huwejna, east of Aleppo, also on the approaches to the electricity station.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISIL Controls Raqa, Kills Tawheed’ Commander in Aleppo )〕 At the same time, government troops pushed out of Kweires military airport, east of Aleppo and the station, and captured villages around the base.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Islamic Front no answer for Syria conflict )〕 On 16 January, the Army made slow progress in the neighborhood of Bani Zeid, while the rebels captured two buildings in the Saif Al-Dawla district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Three-sided war helps Syrian army regain ground )〕 On 17 January, the Army bombarded the villages of Tal-Na'am, Jobul and Tal-Estabel and captured the village of Tal-Sobeha.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=System Controls The "Hill Sbihia" And The Bombing Of Braszmat Missiles Targeting The Villages Of Rural Southern )〕 By 18 January, it was confirmed government troops captured the town of Tall Alam, just west of the power plant. Sheikh Zayat, on the southern outskirts of the industrial zone, was also captured.〔https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/q72/s720x720/1551540_476645092445916_474672971_n.jpg〕〔http://i0.wp.com/www.syrianperspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image_1.jpg〕 On 25 January, the Army captured the neighborhood of Karam Al-Qasr on the eastern side of Aleppo city, after three days of fighting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria Live Blog )〕 On 27 January, fighting was renewed in the area of the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo's Old City, as the rebels claimed of destroying a Hezbollah base at Mount Hoihna and capturing most of the buildings in the town Maarath Al-Artik, on Aleppo's northwest outskirts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SYRIA: OPPOSITION ADVANCING IN ALEPPO TAKING POSITIONS BOTH FROM ASSAD AND JIHADISTS: )〕 On 28 January, rebels captured the Maarath Al-Artik mountain, which the Army used to shell nearby rebel-held towns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fighting in Aleppo as rebels seize Maaret Al-Arteq mountain )〕 On the same day, the Army made more advances and seized the districts of Ballura and Kasr al-Tarrab, according to the pro-government al-Watan newspaper. It too said that an operation had been launched from Nairab airport in the east, as well as Aziza village in the south, while adding that troops had reached the outskirts of Mayssar, a rebel bastion in southeast Aleppo. At the same time, the SOHR confirmed the military captured the Karm al-Qasr district, on the southeastern edge of Aleppo, and reported that residents of Mayssar, Marjeh and Enzarrat districts were fleeing their homes for "neighbourhoods controlled by regime forces because of the fighting".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Army makes first push toward Aleppo in a year )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria army edges forward in Aleppo )〕 On 2 February, the pro-government Al-Watan newspaper announced that the Army captured most of the eastern Karam al-Turab district of Aleppo.〔(Syrian forces step up deadly attacks on Aleppo )〕 On 7 February, the Islamist brigade Ahrar ash-Sham and al-Nusra Front took near-full control of Aleppo Central Prison, storming the center after a British suicide bomber named Abu Suleiman al-Britani〔("British fighter in Syria blows himself up in suicide attack in Aleppo prison". ) Daily Mail. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.〕 detonated a car bomb at the entrance. Rebels also claimed to had freed hundreds of detainees, many of them activists from the prison, which reportedly held 3,000 prisoners in dire conditions. Government sources claimed that soldiers inside of the prison destroyed the suicide bomber's truck with RPGs before he reached the entrance.〔("Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". ) Al-Monitor. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.〕 The next day, the Army recaptured most of the prison. At least 47 people died in the fighting, including the Al-Nusra commander of the Aleppo prison operation: Sayfullah al-Shishani. On 16 February, government forces captured the village of Sheikh Najjar, south of the industrial zone,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Progress of the Islamic state in the countryside of Aleppo )〕 as well as Talet al-Ghali, on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian Army Tightens Grip on Yabroud, Regains Control over Several Areas )〕 On 17 February, the Tawhid Brigade of the Islamic Front launched Operation 'Earthquake' and detonated mines under the Army headquarters at the Carlton Hotel, leaving parts of the hotel damaged. Opposition sources also claimed that rebels captured strategic points around the Aleppo citadel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria rebels explode mines under Aleppo hotel: NGO )〕 On 19 February, rebels claimed to had recaptured Sheikh Najjar, while, the SOHR stated it was unclear who controlled the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Barrel bomb claims 18 lives near school in Deraa )〕 The next day, the Army re-secured Sheikh Najjar〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Progress of the system perimeter of Aleppo )〕 and captured two strategic hills that overlook the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, al-Ghalia and Syriatel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian army prepares for an attack from its southern border )〕 It was also reported that rebels detonated mines under an army headquarters near the Aleppo citadel. This was the third such attack this month using a network of tunnels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rebels use tunnels to blast regime HQ in Aleppo )〕 On 24 February, the Army made progress in the Sheikh Najjar industrial zone, with rebels sending reinforcements to the area. The military was attempting to capture strategic areas in Sheikh Najjar that overlook the outskirts of the Aleppo central prison, which had been under a rebel siege for over a year. The Army hoped to station artillery at those positions to help fend off attacks on the prison.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian troops, rebels battle for key Aleppo district )〕 The next day, the military captured the factory of the Zanoubia ceramic company in the southern al-Sheikh Sa'id district of Aleppo. Soldiers, NDF militiamen and Hezbollah fighters also captured new positions near Base 80, putting them one kilometer from the Tariq al-Bab district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Regime forces inch closer to Aleppo )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tens of martyrs and wounded of the Phalange Islamic Fighting )〕 By 9 March, government forces had captured a strategic hill, where they positioned artillery to bombard rebel positions around the prison. The Army had also reportedly captured the eastern Hanano district of Aleppo city and was planning to open a new road that would link Hanano and the industrial zone, after it is captured, thus imposing a blockade on the city.〔 On 18 March, rebels detonated an "explosive device" in a tunnel under the Justice Palace.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian army and Hezbollah advance west after Yabroud )〕 The rebels claimed to have seized the old Justice Palace after the blast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Combat operations in 2014 during the Battle of Aleppo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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