Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020)

Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Situation in Idlib Governorate as of 23 June 2020. Hurras Al-Din control Tahrir al-Sham and allies control National Front for Liberation and allies control Syrian Government and allies control
Date	23–26 June 2020; (3 days)
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result	Hayat Tahrir al-Sham victory
Territorial; changes	Guardians of Religion Organization and its allies capture several checkpoints and sites near the city of Idlib and in the Jisr-ash-Shugur countryside.; HTS recaptures all lost territory and surrounds HaD strongholds; The two sides sign a ceasefire agreement on 26 June;
Belligerents
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham	So Be Steadfast Operations Room Guardians of Religion Organization; Ansar al-Din Front; al-Muqatileen al-Ansar Brigade; al-Jihad Coordination Group; Supported by: al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani	Abu al-Abd Ashidaa; Unnamed foreign commander †; Abu Salah al-Uzbeki (POW); Abu Malik al-Tali (POW)
Casualties and losses
11 killed	18 killed
	1 civilian killed, 4 injured Dozens displaced

The Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020) were a series of armed confrontations between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Be Steadfast Operations room, led by the Guardians of Religion Organization. The conflict began after HTS arrested the leader of the Ansar al-Din Front, Abu Salah Al-Uzbeki, and a dissenting leader of a group within HTS.^[5]

^ "Jihadists in Syria's Idlib Form New 'Operations Room' | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com.
^ ^a ^b "Clashes broke out between Tahrir Al-Sham and "Stand Firm" factions west of Idlib city". Call Syria. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "New agreement | HTS and "Fa Ithbatu" operation room reach agreement, suspending military actions in western Idlib • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 26 June 2020.
^ "Rival factions | tense calm returns to conflict zones between HTS and "Fa'ethbato" jihadi operation room in Idlib • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 25 June 2020.
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[1] "Jihadists in Syria's Idlib Form New 'Operations Room' | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com.

[auto1-2] "Clashes broke out between Tahrir Al-Sham and "Stand Firm" factions west of Idlib city". Call Syria. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[Syiahr_-_171887-3] "New agreement | HTS and "Fa Ithbatu" operation room reach agreement, suspending military actions in western Idlib • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 26 June 2020.

[4] "Rival factions | tense calm returns to conflict zones between HTS and "Fa'ethbato" jihadi operation room in Idlib • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 25 June 2020.

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