Battle of al-Yaarubiyah

Battle of al-Yaarubiyah
Part of the al-Hasakah Governorate campaign (2012–13), the Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War

Map of the battle
Date23–27 October 2013[5][3]
(4 days)
Location
Al-Yaarubiyah, al-Malikiyah District, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
36°48′42″N 42°03′59″E / 36.811667°N 42.066389°E / 36.811667; 42.066389
Result Pro-PYD forces victory
Territorial
changes		 The YPG captures al-Yaarubiyah and its countryside.
Belligerents

Kurdish Supreme Committee

Shammar tribe[1]
Non-combat support:

Al-Nusra Front
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

  • Ansar al-Khilafah[a]
Liwa al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
Ahrar al-Sham
Tawhid and Punishment Battalions and Brigades[4]
Kurdish Islamic Front
Saladin al-Din Brigades[4] Azadî Battalions[4]
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Abdul Hafez al-Jaryan[6] Surrendered[7]
(Liwa al-Tawhid wal-Jihad commander)
Casualties and losses
3 killed, many wounded (YPG claim)[3] 6 killed (24 and 26 Oct., per SOHR)[8][9]
Heavy (overall casualties per local reports)[10]
5 tanks captured[5]
Battle of al-Yaarubiyah is located in Syria
Battle of al-Yaarubiyah
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Location within Syria

The Battle of al-Yaarubiyah was fought in late October 2013 at al-Yaarubiyah, a strategically important town at the border of Syria with Iraq. Affiliates of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), namely the YPG/YPJ and local Arab tribes, attacked the settlement in an attempt to capture it from Jihadist and Islamist groups, led by the Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. After four days of heavy fighting, the Islamists were defeated and expelled from al-Yaarubiyah.

  1. ^ Wladimir van Wilgenburg (31 July 2014). "Syrian Kurds appoint Arab governor in Hasakah, bid for international support". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ Carl Drott (15 May 2014). "Arab Tribes Split Between Kurds And Jihadists". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Khaled Yacoub Oweis (27 October 2013). "Kurdish militants tighten grip on Syria's northeast". Reuters. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "The Rebel Brigades deny the control of the "Kurdistan" on the "Al Yaroubiya" crossing in Hasakah". El-Dorar al-Shamia. 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b "YPG takes control of Til Kocher". PUK Media. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ ""داعش" تصفي قائد لواء التوحيد والجهاد [ISIS eliminates the commander of the Tawhid and Jihad Brigade]". Syria the Promise. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014.
  7. ^ "مقاتلون أكراد يحرزون تقدما على حساب مقاتلي معارضة وجهاديين في شمال شرق سوريا [Kurdish fighters make progress at the expense of opposition fighters and jihadists in northeastern Syria]". France 24. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Clashes between rebel fighters and the YPG in Deir Ezoor". Syrian Observatory of Human Rights. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Saturday 26 October 2013". SKS.com.
  10. ^ Namik Durukan (30 October 2013). "Syrian Kurdish Group Captures Key Iraq Crossing". al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.


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