The 2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes were a series of battles as part of the Syrian civil war in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria. The clashes started slowly following the twin bombings in Aleppo city on 10 February 2012, which were conducted by the jihadist anti-government organisation, the Al-Nusra Front to Protect the Levant. Over the next five months, major clashes left large parts of the rural countryside under rebel control, with the capital of the province, Aleppo city, still being firmly under government control. On 19 July, rebel forces stormed the city and a battle for control of Syria's largest city and economic hub had begun.