Battle of Idlib (2015)

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.

Battle of Idlib (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and
the 2015 Idlib offensive

Image of a typical olive field in the valleys surrounding Idlib
Date24–28 March 2015
(4 days)
Location
Result Rebel victory
Territorial
changes
  • Rebels capture Idlib city and besiege Kafarya and al-Fu'ah, while government forces retreat to al-Mastouma
Belligerents

Army of Conquest

Ajnad al-Kavkaz
Farouq Brigades

Syrian Arab Republic

  • Syrian Armed Forces
  • National Defense Force
Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders
Abu Jamil al-Qutb 
(Ahrar ash-Sham deputy leader)
Abu Kamal
(Ahrar ash-Sham Central Area Commander)
Hassan al-Khalifa 
(Omar al-Farouq Brigade commander)
Nathir Terman 
(al-Nusra field commander)
Abu Abdullah Taoum 
(Ajnad ash-Sham leader)
Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed
(Governor of Idlib)
Al Hajj Walaa 
(Hezbollah commander)
Units involved
Omar al-Farouq Brigade
Tarkhan's Jamaat
11th Armored Division
155th Brigade
Strength
3,000–6,000 fighters 330–380 (Special Operations Unit S.A.A Fighters)
Casualties and losses
132 fighters killed,
36 infiltrators executed
66–86 soldiers killed, 5 soldiers and 6 tanks captured
11 civilians killed, 15 prisoners executed by the Syrian Army
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