Akashat ambush

Akashat ambush
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and Iraqi insurgency
Date	4 March 2013
Location	near Akashat, Anbar Province, Iraq
Result	ISI victory
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq	Syria; Iraq
Commanders and leaders
	Major Ali Juwair al-Dulaimi; Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Khalaf al-Dulaimi
Units involved
	Syrian Arab Army; Iraqi Army
Strength
	64 soldiers; 19 soldiers
Casualties and losses
	51 killed, 10 wounded; 13 killed

The Akashat ambush was a well planned assault against an unarmed Syrian Army convoy defended by Iraqi soldiers that took place on 4 March 2013, as the group was travelling in the province of Anbar, next to the border with Syria. The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the ambush on 11 March 2013.^[6]

^ "Al Qaeda claims killing of Syrian soldiers in Iraq". Reuters. 11 March 2013.
^ "SYRIA UPDATE 13-01: IRAQ-SYRIA OVERLAND SUPPLY ROUTES". Institute for the Study of War. 8 March 2013.
^ "Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambush - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
^ "War over the Ruins". 8 March 2013.
^ Dagher, Sam (10 March 2013). "Islamists Try to Tighten Grip on Syria Regions". Wall Street Journal.
^ "Al-Qaeda claims killing Syrian troops in Iraq". Antiwar.com. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-11.

[1] "Al Qaeda claims killing of Syrian soldiers in Iraq". Reuters. 11 March 2013.

[ISW-2] "SYRIA UPDATE 13-01: IRAQ-SYRIA OVERLAND SUPPLY ROUTES". Institute for the Study of War. 8 March 2013.

[3] "Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambush - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

[4] "War over the Ruins". 8 March 2013.

[WSJ-5] Dagher, Sam (10 March 2013). "Islamists Try to Tighten Grip on Syria Regions". Wall Street Journal.

[6] "Al-Qaeda claims killing Syrian troops in Iraq". Antiwar.com. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-11.

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