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Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa

Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Breaking siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa (2).jpg
Hezbollah fighters in the towns
Date 19 July 2012 – 3 February 2016
(3 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location Nubl and Al-Zahraa, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result

Decisive Syrian Army victory

Belligerents
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
al-Nusra Front

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
IRGC advisors
Russia Russian Federation (from late 2015)

Commanders and leaders

Abu Qudama al-Urduni 
(Al-Nusra commander of Harim and Salqin)
Sheikh Mahmoud Al-Khayr 

Abu ‘Isma’aeel Al-Hamwi 
Unknown
Strength
Unknown 3,000 NDF fighters
125 Hezbollah fighters

Decisive Syrian Army victory

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
IRGC advisors
Russia Russian Federation (from late 2015)

Abu Qudama al-Urduni 
(Al-Nusra commander of Harim and Salqin)
Sheikh Mahmoud Al-Khayr 


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