2014 raid on Idlib city

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2014 Idlib city raid
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date27 October 2014[1]
Location
Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result

Syrian Army Victory[5]

Belligerents

al-Nusra Front[1]
Jund al-Aqsa[2]
 Islamic State
(alleged)[3]
Supported by:

Sleeper cells within the city[4]

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Abu Waleed al-Libi †
(local Nusra leader)[8]		 Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed
(Governor of Idlib)
Strength
Hundreds Unknown
Casualties and losses
35–70 killed[4][7] 21 killed[7][8]
70 captured & executed (rebel claim)
4 civilians killed[4]

The 2014 Idlib city raid refers to a military operation in the Idlib Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War, conducted by mainly Salafi jihadists backed by Islamist rebels against the Syrian Government.

Rebel attack

Rebels from the al-Nusra Front launched an attack on Idlib city and al-Mastouma overnight in order to cut off the city from the south.[1] During this attack, suicide cars were detonated at four Army checkpoints surrounding the city, killing "dozens" of soldiers,[9] while rebels captured Tell al-Mastouma.[6] The Army later recaptured the hill.[7] According to the SOHR, 10 soldiers and nine rebels were killed on the hill.[10] The rebels also managed to infiltrate the city and seized the governor mansion and the police headquarters with help from members of the local police and people’s committees.[4] They took advantage of a power cut before dawn according to the Idlib police chief.[11] These buildings were recaptured by pro-government forces later that day after the rebels pulled out of the city.[1] It is believed that the rebels beheaded at least 70 soldiers (including army officers) in the two buildings they were holding, before pulling out.[8] According to an opposition activist in the city, the rebels continue to hold the surrounding checkpoints that they took in morning.[11]

According to the SOHR, at least 20 pro-government fighters, 15 rebels and four civilians were killed during the operation, while Al-Masdar placed the death toll at 21 government fighters (17 NDF and 4 Army) and 70 rebel fighters.[7] Casualties among insurgents include a Jund al-Aqsa sleeper cell, which was discovered after the military intercepted rebel radio communications,[7] and local rebel commanders.[4] Al-Nusra Front claimed that it also had cut off the city, captured 12 soldiers and seized two tanks during the operation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nusra Front opens new front in Syria's Idlib". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Idleb Province: 27-10-2014". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ^ Isis attack on Idlib: Assad's army leaders 'slaughtered' as jihadists nearly take Syrian provincial capital The Independent, 28 October 2014
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ahmed Marshal. "مصرع 15 مقاتلاً من جبهة النصرة والكتائب وجند الأقصى، ومقتل 20 عنصراً من قوات النظام في اشتباكات مدينة إدلب". المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان. Retrieved 30 October 2014.[dead link]
  5. ^ إدارة التحرير. "بالتفاصيل: الجيش السوري يُحبط هجوماً للسيطرة على مدينة إدلب". alhadathnews. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b Ahmed Marshal. "هجوم لمقاتلي جبهة النصرة وكتائب إسلامية عل مدينة إدلب". المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان. Retrieved 30 October 2014.[dead link]
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Jabhat Al-Nusra Storms Idlib City and Suffers Devastating Losses". almasdarnews. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "Up to 70 Syrian army chiefs beheaded by ISIS after jihadis make advance on second city of Idlib that has been held by Assad's forces for more than a year". Daily Mail. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Syria's Nusra Front targets army with four suicide bombings". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  10. ^ Al Jazeera and agencies. "Rebels attack army posts in Syria's Idlib". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Syria Developing: Insurgents Launch Major Attack on Idlib City in Northwest". EA WorldView. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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