2014 raid on Idlib city

2014 raid on Idlib city
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)		 Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed
(Governor of Idlib)
Strength
Hundreds Unknown
Casualties and losses
35–70 killed[4][7] 21 killed[7]
70 captured & executed (rebel claim)
4 civilians killed[4]

The 2014 raid on Idlib city 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Nusra Front opens new front in Syria's Idlib". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Idleb Province: 27-10-2014". Facebook. 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 Cite error: The named reference recapture was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ إدارة التحرير. "بالتفاصيل: الجيش السوري يُحبط هجوماً للسيطرة على مدينة إدلب". alhadathnews. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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  7. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference masdar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).