Turkish-backed forces captured al-Bab from ISIS

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battle military event

"Turkish-backed forces captured al-Bab from ISIS" refers to the key outcome of a major phase of Turkey’s 2016–2017 cross-border military intervention in northern Syria aimed at clearing ISIS from border areas and curbing Kurdish militia influence.

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Turkish-backed forces captured al-Bab from ISIS canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military event ⓘ
actorRole	Syrian opposition factions as ground forces ⓘ Turkey as leading external military actor in the operation ⓘ
belligerent	Free Syrian Army factions NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	internationalized civil war engagement ⓘ
consequence	expansion of Turkish-backed zone of control in northern Syria ⓘ increased Turkish influence in northern Aleppo countryside ⓘ reduction of ISIS territorial presence near the Turkish border ⓘ
countryInvolved	Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	February 2017 ⓘ
followedBy	consolidation of Turkish-backed control in al-Bab area ⓘ
front	northern Aleppo front ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance	limited the territorial contiguity of Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria ⓘ
importance	key phase of Operation Euphrates Shield ⓘ major setback for ISIS in northwestern Syria ⓘ
location	Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Bab NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryOperationType	cross-border intervention ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
opponent	ISIS NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State of Iraq and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponentRole	ISIS as defending force in al-Bab ⓘ
partOf	Operation Euphrates Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey’s 2016–2017 cross-border intervention in Syria ⓘ
precededBy	Turkish-backed advance from Jarabulus and al-Rai ⓘ
relatedTo	Turkish–Kurdish tensions in Syria ⓘ international campaign against ISIS ⓘ
result	capture of al-Bab by Turkish-backed forces ⓘ defeat of ISIS in al-Bab ⓘ loss of a major ISIS stronghold near the Turkish border ⓘ
strategicObjective	clear ISIS from areas near the Turkish–Syrian border ⓘ curb the influence of Kurdish militias in northern Syria ⓘ secure a buffer zone along the Turkish border ⓘ
supportedBy	Turkish air force NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish armor units ⓘ Turkish artillery ⓘ
target	ISIS control of al-Bab ⓘ
timePeriod	2016–2017 ⓘ

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Operation Euphrates Shield → result → Turkish-backed forces captured al-Bab from ISIS ⓘ