Battle of Idlib (2015)
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The Battle of Idlib ("Operation to Free Idlib") was a military operation in the Idlib Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War, conducted by rebels against Syrian government forces defending Idlib city.[21]
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Battle of Idlib (2015) | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the 2015 Idlib offensive | |||||||||
Image of a typical olive field in the valleys surrounding Idlib | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Ajnad al-Kavkaz[6] Farouq Brigades[7] | Hezbollah[8][unreliable source?] | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Abu Jamil al-Qutb †[7] (Ahrar ash-Sham deputy leader) Abu Kamal[9] (Ahrar ash-Sham Central Area Commander) Hassan al-Khalifa †[7] (Omar al-Farouq Brigade commander) Nathir Terman †[10] (al-Nusra field commander) Abu Abdullah Taoum †[11] (Ajnad ash-Sham leader) |
Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed[12] (Governor of Idlib) Al Hajj Walaa †[8] (Hezbollah commander) | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Omar al-Farouq Brigade[7] Tarkhan's Jamaat[6] |
11th Armored Division[13] 155th Brigade[14] | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
3,000–6,000 fighters[15] | 330–380 (Special Operations Unit S.A.A Fighters) | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
132 fighters killed,[16] 36 infiltrators executed[17] | 66[13][18]–86[19] soldiers killed, 5 soldiers and 6 tanks captured[13][20] | ||||||||
11 civilians killed,[7] 15 prisoners executed by the Syrian Army[20] |
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