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Khan Tuman (operation)
DateMarch 2016 [1] [2] [3]
Location
Khan-Tuman, Syria [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Result Capture of Khan-Tuman by Syrian Army (by the co-operation of Axis of Resistance)
Commanders and leaders
Syrian Arab 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

Khan Tuman (operation) ( Persian: عملیات خان طومان) is a war operation which was done in the town of Khan Tuman, Syrian, and was finally captured by the Syrian army on 29 January 2020. [14]

The operation was commenced in 2016 by the military forces of Syria, Iran ( Holy Shrine Defenders), Afghanistan and Hezbollah of Lebanon (beside Syrians) against rebels who intended to occupy the town. [15]

Locality

Khan Tuman (an Artistic Photo)

Khan-Tuman is a village/town located near the highway of Aleppo-Damascus, that is considered a significant/strategic locality [15] 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 capture of many parts of the region -- particularly Khan-Tuman and Me'rateh from rebels. [16] At last, Khan Tuman was entirely liberated in January 2019. [15]

Ceasefire violation

According to As-Safir newspaper, the Rebels did a widespread violation of ceasefire; it reported: Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham (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" [15] -- located at the south of Aleppo. [17]

Forces

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

At Khan-Tuman operation, [18] [19] 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) [15] who were fighting the rebels.

Casualties

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

Al-Nusra [20] casualties were about 400 fighters at Khan-Tuman operation; [21] 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 were sought and brought to Iran, are as follows:

Reza-Hajizadeh, Ali-Abedini, Mohammad-Balbasi, Hassan-Rajaefar from Mazandaran province, [15] Zakaria-Shiri from Qazvin province, Majid-Salmanian from Alborz province, Mehdi-Nazari from Khuzestan province, and Mahmoud Radmehr. [22]

Result

At the 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 battle, Syrian army forces and Axis of Resistance liberated Aleppo city and Khan-Tuman town during an operation on 29 January 2019 [15] in Syria. [23] [24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Khan tuman", (Syria)-- Iranian Afghan, casualties bbc.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  2. ^ Syrian army operation to retake Khan Tuman aparat.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  3. ^ Syria: Gov't Forces Readying to Start Liberation Operation of Kahn Touman in Aleppo farsnews.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  4. ^ The beginning of the operation to liberate Khan Tuman
  5. ^ Statistical report of the battle of the outskirts of Aleppo and the strategic importance of Khan Tuman
  6. ^ Wireless conversations were published for the first time in the Khan Tuman operation
  7. ^ The departure and return of "Khan Tuman"
  8. ^ Who was Shir(lion) Khan Toman?
  9. ^ Shocking and unseen moments from the battle of Iranian lions in Khantoman
  10. ^ The unique operation of the Syrian army in Khan Tuman / killing and wounding more than 40 terrorists
  11. ^ Reconstruction of Khan Tuman-Mazandaran operations
  12. ^ Narration of the breathtaking battle of the "Mortaza Karimi" martyr's company in Khantoman
  13. ^ The liberation of "Khantoman" town in northern Syria after more than three and a half years
  14. ^ Khan Tuman (Operation) tabnak.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Battle of "Khan Tuman". ana.press. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  16. ^ Operation of Khan Tuman tabnak.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  17. ^ Syrian Forces Launch Massive Operation in Khan Tuman, Killing Dozens of Terrorists tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  18. ^ Video of the martyrdom of 13 defenders of the shrine in the siege of Khan Tuman shia-news.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  19. ^ Liberation operation of Khan Tuman aparat.com, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  20. ^ Leith Fadel (6 May 2016). "Jihadist rebels capture Khan Touman, Al-Khalidiyah in southern Aleppo". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  21. ^ Liberation of Khan Tuman town after more than three and a half years jahannews.com, Retrieved 27 October 2020
  22. ^ What happened in Khan Tuman? ilna.news, Retrieved 23 October 2020
  23. ^ DEFA Press, Khan Tuman (operation), Retrieved 23 October 2020
  24. ^ Wireless conversations released during Operation Khan Tuman + Video yjc.ir, Retrieved 23 October 2020
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