Battle of Tell Abyad (2013)

For the later battles, see Tell Abyad offensive and Battle of Tell Abyad (2016).
Battle of Tell Abyad (2013)
Part of the Rojava–Islamist conflict and
the Rojava conflict
and Syrian civil war

Map of the Syrian civil war in November 2013
Date19–30 July 2013
(1 week and 4 days)
Location
Tell Abyad, Tell Abyad District, Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Result

ISIL/Nusra/Ahrar al-Sham victory

  • Kurdish forces driven out of Tell Abyad[2]
  • Thousands of civilians displaced[2][1]
Belligerents

Syrian opposition Kurdish Front

  • Sheikh Ayoub Battalion[1]

Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Democratic Union Party

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Al-Nusra Front
Ahrar al-Sham

  • Al-Sakhana Brigades[1]
Commanders and leaders
Syrian opposition Haji Ahmed Kurdi[3] (Kurdish Front commander) Islamic State Khalaf Thiyab "Abu Musab" (POW)[4] (al-Nusra Front commander)
Casualties and losses
Unknown 25–34 killed[1][4]

The 2013 battle of Tell Abyad was a military confrontation in the town of Tell Abyad between the Kurdish Front and the Democratic Union Party-affiliated People's Protection Units and Women's Protection Units against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the al-Nusra Front (both al-Qaeda affiliates), and Ahrar al-Sham, resulting in a Kurdish defeat and the jihadist capture of the town.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference center was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Selected testimonies from victims of the Syrian conflict" (PDF). Human Rights Council. 16 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Kurdish Commander: Jihadi Groups in Syria Have Hijacked FSA". Rudaw. 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Syrian Kurdish Forces Surround Border Crossing". Al-Monitor. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2016.