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On 25 June, the Syrian Army and allied forces began their long-awaited North-west Aleppo offensive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-begin-long-awaited-northern-aleppo-offensive/|title=Syrian Army begins North west Aleppo offensive|work=Al Masdar News|date=25 June 2016|access-date=27 June 2016|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107093525/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-begin-long-awaited-northern-aleppo-offensive/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ultimate goal of the offensive was to cut off the Castello highway, which would cut off the last supply route for rebels inside the city, thus fully encircling remaining opposition forces.<ref name="bbc.co.uk 2016-07-22"/>
By late July, Syrian government forces had managed to sever the last rebel supply line coming from the north, and completely surrounded Aleppo. Both the 4.000 rebels as well as tens of thousands of civilians severely trapped in the rebel held part of Aleppo. The Syrian Army asked the rebels to stop
After a week of heavy fighting, rebels both inside and outside Aleppo advanced into the Ramouseh neighborhood, linked up and captured it, while also seizing the Al-Ramousah Military Academy. With these advances, the rebels managed to cut the government's supply line into the government-held part of west Aleppo<ref name="meet">{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=49141 |title=Factions meet the fighters of the besieged eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo and shelling and violent raids on the outskirts of the city |access-date=6 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005053229/http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=49141 |archive-date=5 October 2016 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="academyloss">{{Cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/49158/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005053225/http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=49158%2F|url-status=dead|title=Factions incur regime, the Russians, the Iranians and the Lebanese Hezbollah the biggest spiritual and military loss since 2013 • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|date=6 August 2016|archivedate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/08/06/syria-rebels-try-break-government-seige-aleppo/88336208/|title=Syria rebels try to break government siege in Aleppo|first=Bassem|last=Mroue|website=USA TODAY}}</ref> and announced the Army's siege of rebel-held east Aleppo had been broken.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37000570|title=Syria rebels 'break government siege' of Aleppo|work=BBC News |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> However, the new rebel supply line was still under Army artillery fire and being hit by air-strikes,<ref name="meet"/> making both sides essentially under siege.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/64274?lang=en|title=Who Is Laying Siege to Whom in Aleppo?|website=Carnegie Middle East Center}}</ref> Since the rebel offensive started, at least 130 civilians had been killed, most by rebel shelling of government-held districts. 500 fighters on both sides also died, mostly rebels.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/at-least-500-fighters-killed-in-a-week-in-aleppo-battle-monitor|title=At least 500 fighters killed in a week in Aleppo battle: monitor |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=6 August 2016 |access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> However, on 4 September, the Syrian Armed forces recaptured the Technical College, Armament college and artillery college, thus imposing the siege on Aleppo once again. Later that week they recaptured the Ramouseh district and reversed almost all rebel gains made since 30 July. The Syrian Government forces then [[Aleppo offensive (September–October 2016)|started an offensive]] to capture eastern Aleppo on 22 September, taking 15–20% of the rebel-held part of Aleppo.
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