Battle of al-Rai (August 2016)

Battle of al-Rai (August 2016)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date	15–20 August 2016 (5 days)
Location	Al-Bab District, northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria-Turkey border
Status	FSA victory First FSA attack on al-Rai repelled; The FSA gains full control over al-Rai after a second offensive; FSA repels a second ISIL counter-offensive;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army; Supported by:; Turkey	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Ismail Ahwaz; (FSA commander); Saleh Zein; (Sham Legion field commander); Col. Ahmed Osman; (Sultan Murad Division squad commander); Lt. Col. Abdul Moneim; (Northern Division commander)	Unnamed ISIL leader (POW)
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Northern Division; Hamza Division; 13th Division; Sultan Murad Division; Fastaqim Kama Umirt; Mountain Hawks Brigade; Sham Legion; Levant Front; Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki; ; Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Land Forces; ;	Military of the Islamic State Wilayat Halab;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10+ killed

The Battle of al-Rai was fought in August 2016 between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamic State in the border town of al-Rai, part of the northern Aleppo Governorate on the border with Turkey, which resulted in the FSA capturing the town.