Battle of Maarat al-Numan (2016)

Battle of Maarat al-Numan (2016)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
Date	13 March 2016
Location	Maarat al-Numaan and Khan Shaykhun, Idlib Governorate, Syria35°38′N 36°40′E / 35.633°N 36.667°E
Result	Al-Nusra Front and Jund al-Aqsa victory Al-Nusra Front fully captures Maarat al-Nu'man and Khan Shaykhun; Majority of Division 13's leaders captured;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army	Al-Nusra Front; Jund al-Aqsa
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Ahmed al-Saud; (Division 13 chief commander); Maj. Musa al-Khalid; (Division 13 commander); Zahir al-Ahmed (POW); (56th Infantry Brigade commander); Capt. Ali al-Salloum (POW); (Victory Brigade commander); Zakaria Quitaz; (Division 13 media official)	Abu Mohammad al-Julani; (Jabhat al-Nusra Emir)
Units involved
Division 13 Victory Brigade; 56th Infantry Brigade;	Unknown
Strength
Entire division: around 1,000 fighters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
7 killed, 40+ captured	4 killed
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Syria

On 13 March 2016, jihadist fighters from Al-Nusra Front and Jund al-Aqsa launched an overnight attack against the Free Syrian Army's 13th Division headquarters in the town of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man. According to social media activists in support of the Syrian opposition, Jabhat al-Nusra attacked Division 13 over local protesters and demonstrations.^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c 11 Fighters killed in clash between the Division 13 and Al-Nusra in the countryside of Idlib and al-Nusra storm Maarrat al-Nu’man and Khan Shaykhun
^ "Nusra Front arrest the armament official in Division 13 and seize weapons, arrest other leaders in the Division | Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
^ Barnard, Mark Mazzetti, Anne; Schmitt, Eric (6 August 2016). "Military Success in Syria Gives Putin Upper Hand in U.S. Proxy War". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nusra accused of kidnapping FSA commander". Now News. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference FSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Fadel, Leith. "Rebel infighting results in Nusra capturing U.S. manufactured missiles". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ "Al-Qaida seizes weapons, bases from US-backed Syrian rebels". 680 NEWS. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ Fadel, Leith. "Nusra captures Division 13 headquarters in Ma'arat Al-Nu'man". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[11fighters-1] 11 Fighters killed in clash between the Division 13 and Al-Nusra in the countryside of Idlib and al-Nusra storm Maarrat al-Nu’man and Khan Shaykhun

[SOHR-2] "Nusra Front arrest the armament official in Division 13 and seize weapons, arrest other leaders in the Division | Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

[3] Barnard, Mark Mazzetti, Anne; Schmitt, Eric (6 August 2016). "Military Success in Syria Gives Putin Upper Hand in U.S. Proxy War". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[FSA56-4] "Nusra accused of kidnapping FSA commander". Now News. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[:0-5] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FSA-6] Cite error: The named reference FSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Fadel, Leith. "Rebel infighting results in Nusra capturing U.S. manufactured missiles". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[:1-8] "Al-Qaida seizes weapons, bases from US-backed Syrian rebels". 680 NEWS. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[9] Fadel, Leith. "Nusra captures Division 13 headquarters in Ma'arat Al-Nu'man". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

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