Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015)
| Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015) | |||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by:  Junud al-Sham Jabhat Ansar al-Din Turkistan Islamic Party in SyriaKatibat Tawhid wa Jihad (Uzbeks, Uzbek: Tavhid va Jihod katibasi) |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Abu al-Miqdad(al-Nusra commander of Idlib) Abu Ahmad †(al-Nusra military leader)  Col. Jemiel Radoon(Falcons of al-Ghab commander) Abu al-Hassan(Ahrar ash-Sham senior commander) Abu Humam(Ariha region military leader) Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani(Junud al-Sham leader) Abu Rida Al-Turkestani †(Katibat Turkistani leader) |
 Maj. Gen. Wahib Haidar(commander of Idlib province) Gen. Jamal Younis(commander of Hama province) Maj. Gen. Mehi al-Din Mansour †(Special Forces commander) Col. Suheil Al Hassan(Special Forces commander) Col. Mahamoud Subha(Hospital commander) Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed(Governor of Idlib) Dr. Ghassan Khalaf(Governor of Hama) Ali Shalli(NDF leader of N/W Hama) |
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| Units involved | |||||||
 Ansar al-Sham 1st Coastal Division 13th Division 101st Division Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade Knights of Justice Brigade Falcons of al-Ghab
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| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000–12,000 fighters | 5,000 (Ariha area) 1,000 (Al-Ghaab Plain) 120–150 (National Hospital) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 221+ killed (SOHR claim) 700–850 killed (Syrian Army claim) |
325+ killed and 300 captured or missing (SOHR claim) 100+ killed (Syrian Army claim) 500 killed (rebel claim) |
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| 27 civilians killed 23 prisoners & 3 friendly officers executed by the SAA and IRGC |
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* 20+ executed (opposition claim) ** 200 soldiers and civilians in total were taken captive |
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Decisive Army of Conquest-led rebel victory
Supported by:
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
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