2014 Idlib offensive

2014 Idlib offensive
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Map of frontlines following the offensive. Territorial changes as a result of the offensive can be seen south of Maarrat al-Nu'man/north of Morek.
Date	5 March – 25 May 2014; (2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Idlib Governorate Syria
Result	Rebel victory Rebels lift the Army siege of Khan Shaykhun and secure the city and its surroundings; Rebels cut two supply lines to Army bases in Idlib governorate; Rebels capture two towns on the highway towards Maarrat al-Nu'man;
Belligerents
al-Nusra Front ; Free Syrian Army; Islamic Front; Jaysh al-Sham; Sham Legion; Jund al-Aqsa; Liwaa al-Umma	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force;
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Afif Suleiman; (head of Idlib's rebel Military Council); Jamal Maarouf; (leader of the Syrian Martyrs' Brigade); Bilal Atar; (leader of Hazzm movement); Ahmed Abu Issa; (Leader of Suqour al-Sham Brigade); Hassan Abboud; (leader of Ahrar ash-Sham); Hassan Aboud; (leader of Liwa Dawud)	Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Syrian Martyrs' Brigade; Hazzm Movement; Jabhat Thuwar Saraqib; Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham; Suqour al-Sham Brigade; Jaysh al-Sham Liwa Dawud;	1st Armoured Division; 76th Armoured Brigade; Artillery Regiment; 17th Reserve Division 93rd Armoured Brigade; ; 15th Special Forces Division; 35th SF Regiment; 41st SF Regiment; 45th SF Regiment;
Casualties and losses
36–60+ rebels killed	64+ Syrian soldiers killed

The 2014 Idlib offensive was a series of operations conducted by the rebels against the Syrian Government in the Idlib Governorate during the Syrian Civil War. The clashes were mostly concentrated around Khan Shaykhun and on the highway towards Maarrat al-Nu'man.

^ "Bombardment and Human losses in Idlib province". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
^ "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
^ "The Sham Legion: Syria's Moderate Islamists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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[1] "Bombardment and Human losses in Idlib province". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.

[2] "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

[ceip15april-3] "The Sham Legion: Syria's Moderate Islamists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

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[idlibcomb1-7] "Inside Baseball on Syrian Rebel Infighting". The Washington Institute. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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