Khan Tuman (operation)

Khan Tuman (operation) (Persian: عملیات خان طومان‎) is a war operation which was done in the town of Khan Tuman, Syrian, and was finally liberated by the army of Syria on 29 January 2020.[1]

Not to be confused with the city of Khan Tuman.
Khan Tuman (operation)
DateMarch 2016
Location
Khan-Tuman, Syria
Result Liberation of Khan-Tuman by Syrian Army (by the co-operation of Axis of Resistance)
Commanders and leaders
Syrian Army (by the co-operation of the Axis of Resistance) Al-Nusra Front
Casualties and losses
13 (Iranian) fighters of the 25th Karbala Division were killed and around 21 were wounded 400 forces from the rebels (al-Nusra) were killed

The operation[2][3][4] was commenced in 2016 by the military forces of Syria, Iran (Holy Shrine Defenders), Afghanistan and Hezbollah of Lebanon (beside Syrians) against Takfiris who intended to occupy the town.[5]

Locality
Khan Tuman (an Artistic Photo)

Khan-Tuman is a village/town where is located near the highway of Aleppo-Damascus, that is considered as a significant/strategic locality[5] for two sides of the battle in Syria. At the first steps of the operation (Khan-Tuman), the southwestern of Reif (in Syria) was taken back in March 2016 by the Axis of Resistance, and was also led in the liberation of many parts of the region --particularly Khan-Tuman and Me'rateh from Takfiris occupation.[6] At last, Khan Tuman was entirely liberated in January 2019.[5]

Ceasefire violation

According to As-Safir newspaper, Takfiris did a widespread violation of ceasefire; it reported: "Jaish al-Fatah (the former Jabhat al-Nusra), whose structure has recently been rebuilt with the alliance of other groups, violated the ceasefire by attacking the strategic area of Khan-Tuman"[5] -- located at the south of Aleppo.[7]

Forces
Syria military involvement (Syria supporters in red; opponents in blue)

At Khan-Tuman operation,[8][9] the forces of "Axis of Resistance" were formed of: 280 forces from Syria, 70 combatants from Iranian Holy Shrine Defenders of Mazandaran, 850 fighting men from Liwa Fatemiyoun brigade (Afghanistan), 400 combatants from Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (Iraq)[5] who were fighting the rebels.

Casualties
Photo of an Iranian force (Mohammad Belbasi), killed in Khan-Tuman Operation

Al-Nusra[10] casualties were about 400 fighters at Khan-Tuman operation;[11] on the other side, as a result of the intensity of the attacks, 13 (Iranian) fighters of the 25th Karbala Division --from Mazandaran Province-- were finally killed and around 21 of them were wounded.

Among the Iranian forces whose bodies was sought and brought to Iran, are as follows:

Reza-Hajizadeh, Ali-Abedini, Mohammad-Balbasi, Hassan-Rajaefar from Mazandaran province,[5] Zakaria-Shiri from Qazvin province, Majid-Salmanian from Alborz province, Mehdi-Nazari from Khuzestan province, and Mahmoud Radmehr.[12]

Result

At an initial step of the fight, Khan-Tuman was possessed by the Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies on Friday, 6 May 2016. But, after a vast battles, Syrian army forces and Axis of Resistance liberated Aleppo city and Khan-Tuman town during an operation on 29 January 2019[5] in Syria.[13][14]

See also

References
  1. Khan Tuman (Operation) tabnak.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  2. "Khan tuman", (Syria)-- Iranian Afghan, casualties bbc.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  3. Syrian army operation to retake Khan Tuman aparat.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  4. Syria: Gov't Forces Readying to Start Liberation Operation of Kahn Touman in Aleppo farsnews.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  5. Battle of "Khan Tuman". ana.press. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. Operation of Khan Tuman tabnak.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  7. Syrian Forces Launch Massive Operation in Khan Tuman, Killing Dozens of Terrorists tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  8. Video of the martyrdom of 13 defenders of the shrine in the siege of Khan Tuman shia-news.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  9. Liberation operation of Khan Tuman aparat.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  10. Leith Fadel (6 May 2016). "Jihadist rebels capture Khan Touman, Al-Khalidiyah in southern Aleppo". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  11. Liberation of Khan Tuman town after more than three and a half years jahannews.com, Retrieved 27 October 2020
  12. What happened in Khan Tuman? ilna.news, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  13. DEFA Press, Khan Tuman (operation), Retrieved 23 October 2020
  14. Wireless conversations released during Operation Khan Tuman + Video yjc.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
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