Battle of Morek

Battle of Morek
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date1 February – 23 October 2014
(8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Morek, Syria
Result Syrian government victory
Belligerents
Islamic Front[1]
Al-Nusra Front[1]
Free Syrian Army[2]
Sham Legion[3]
Liwa Aqab al-Islami

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah[4]
Commanders and leaders
Mondher Saras (Sham Legion leader)
Syria Lt. Col. Ahmad Al-Sa’oud (13th Division leader)		 Syria Colonel Suheil al-Hassan
(Final Assault only)
Units involved

13th Division[5]

Knights of Justice Brigade[6]		 11th Tank Division[7]

The Battle of Morek took place during the Syrian Civil War in the Hama Governorate between the rebels and the Syrian Government. The clashes were concentrated around and in the eastern side of the town of Morek (or Murak), as the Syrian Army tried to regain the town after it was lost to the rebels on 1 February 2014. The city was retaken by the rebels shortly after the collapse of the Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015).

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