2013 Sidon clash

2013 Sidon clash
	Part of the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon
Date	23–25 June 2013; (2 days)
Location	Sidon, Lebanon
Result	Lebanese Army & Hezbollah victory The Lebanese Army secures the city, militants escape;
Belligerents
Lebanese Army; Internal Security Forces Hezbollah; Lebanese Resistance Brigades	Al-Assir militants; Al-Nusra Front; Fatah al-Islam; Jund al-Sham
Commanders and leaders
General Jean Kahwaji; General Chamel Roukoz	Ahmed al-Assir
Strength
2,000 soldiers	300 fighters
Casualties and losses
Lebanese Army:; 18 killed; 100–128 wounded; 4 vehicles damaged; Hezbollah:; 4 killed; 15 wounded	Al-Assir militants:; 25–40 killed; 60 wounded; 65–70 captured
	2 civilians killed; 50 people killed overall

The June 2013 Sidon clash in June 2013 was part of the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon, and involved the Lebanese Army, Hezbollah fighters, and Sunni militants in the city of Sidon, Lebanon. Clashes between the followers of Ahmed al-Assir resulted in the deaths of 18 soldiers, 25–40 al-Assir gunmen, two civilians, and according to some sources, four Hezbollah fighters.^[5]^[8] The clashes were the deadliest since the Syria-related internal conflict in Lebanon began in 2011.^[9]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Mission accomplished, Assir on the run". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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[1] Nicholas Blanford (24 June 2013). "CS Monitor". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[McClatchy-2] "McClatchy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[nusra-3] "Al Qaida-linked Nusra Front rebels blamed for bloody fight against Lebanese army in Sidon". Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[4] "Violents affrontements près du camp palestinien de Aïn el-Héloué". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[The_Daily_Star_Newspaper_-_Lebanon-5] "Mission accomplished, Assir on the run". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[6] t cost the army the lives of 18 soldiers Archived October 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[Zee_News-7] "UN says Syria conflict makes 'impact' on Lebanon". Zee News. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[dailystar.com.lb-8] "Lebanese Army storms Assir complex, preacher flees". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[9] "Lebanon faces tumult after deadliest Syria-related clashes". Retrieved 30 October 2014.

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