Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase

Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map showing the siege
Date23 September 2012 – 9 September 2015
(2 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Abu al-Duhur, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result

Rebel victory

  • Rebels capture three villages[4][5] and the airbase[6]
Belligerents

Army of Conquest[1]

Syria Free Syrian Army
(until late 2014)

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Syria Jamal Maarouf
(until late 2014)[7]		 Brig. Gen. Ihsan al-Zuhouri †
(Abu al-Duhur commander)
Abu Al-Jarrah[8]
Colonel Hussein Al-Yousif †[9]
(Syrian Arab Air Force 678 Squadron division commander)
Lieutenant Mohammad Khadour †[9]
(Syrian Air Force officer)
Lieutenant Saarem Mahfoud †[9]
(Syrian Air Force officer)
Units involved
Syria Syrian Martyrs' Brigade
(until late 2014)
Katibat Saifullah (كتيبة سيف الله)[10]		 11th Armored Division[11]
Liwaa Suqour Al-Daher[8]
678 Squadron[12]
Strength
1,000+ fighters[13] 250–700 soldiers[13][14]
Casualties and losses
Dozens killed
(final assault)[15]		 56+ killed[16]
71 captured (all executed)[17]
40+ missing[18]
One Antonov An-26 crashed[19]

The siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase was a battle for the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in the Idlib Governorate during the Syrian civil war. It was captured by the rebel and jihadist forces on 9 September 2015. The base had been besieged since September 2012.

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