Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War |
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Map of the territorial expansion of al-Nusra during the conflict. Al-Nusra territory before offensive Al-Nusra territory after offensive |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Mohammad al-Julani |
Jamal Maarouf (SRF leader) Bilal Atar (Hazzm Movement leader) Abdullah Awda (Hazzm Movement leader) |
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Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | Hazzm Movement | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,100–7,100 fighters total | Several thousand | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40+ killed, 25 captured | 80+ killed, hundreds defected or fled |
Al-Nusra territory before offensive
Decisive Al-Nusra Front victory
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
(Al-Nusra Front leader)
The al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict started in late October 2014, during the Syrian Civil War, in Idlib and Aleppo governorates, during which al-Nusra attempted to establish an Islamic state rival to that of ISIL. Despite this, the al-Nusra Front and Free Syrian Army factions continued to cooperate in the southern Syrian governorates of Quneitra and Daraa.