September 2011 – March 2012 Idlib Governorate clashes | |||||||
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Part of the Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Map of Idlib Governorate |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mohammad Issa (Idlib province commander) Abdul-Rahman al-Souri (Ahrar ash-Sham) Jamal Maarouf (Syrian Martyrs' Brigade) | Gen. Fo’ad Hamoudeh Gen. Ghassan Afif Brig.Gen. Ghanem Hassan |
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Units involved | |||||||
Sham Falcons (Jabal al-Zawiya area) Syrian Martyrs' Brigade (Jabal al-Zawiya area) al Sham Free Fighters (Jisr al Shughour area) |
Elements of: 1st Armoured Division
Other units:
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Strength | |||||||
25,000 fighters
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9,000 soldiers 250 tanks |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
806 opposition fighters and defectors killed |
846 soldiers killed (Opposition claim) |
Partial rebel victory; Government counter-offensive launched
Syrian Liberation Army
Mujahideen