After the western al-Bab offensive during the previous month, the rebels moved their focus from the western countryside of al-Bab so to avoid confrontation with the Syrian Democratic Forces, and launched an assault against the Islamic State north of al-Bab.
Setelah serangan al-Bab barat bulan sebelumnya, para pemberontak mengalihkan fokus mereka dari pedesaan barat al-Bab agar menghindari konfrontasi dengan Pasukan Demokratik Suriah, dan melancarkan serangan terhadap Negara Islam di utara al-Bab.