April 2012 Idlib Governorate Operation

April 2012 Idlib Governorate Operation
	Part of Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War
Date	31 March – 14 April 2012; (2 weeks)
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian Army victory The Syrian Army retakes Sarmin, Zardana and Taftanaz;
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army; Idlib Martyrs' Brigade;	Syria Syrian Arab Army;
Units involved
Unknown	1st Armoured Division 76th Armoured Brigade; 84th Armoured Brigade
Strength
400	1,000 soldiers, 90 tanks
Casualties and losses
100+ killed (number includes civilians)	58 soldiers killed,; at least 5 tanks destroyed or damaged

The April 2012 Idlib Governorate Operation was initiated by the Syrian Ba'athist government, in order to make gains against the rebels, prior to the implementation of the U.N. brokered ceasefire, planned for 10 April 2012.^[4] The ceasefire was officially announced by the Syrian Ba'athist government and other sides on 14 April 2012.

^ ""They Burned My Heart" - Human Rights Watch". Human Rights Watch. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "Syrian refugees flee violence, talk of mass graves". 6 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "Outgunned Syria rebels turn to homemade bombs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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[1] ""They Burned My Heart" - Human Rights Watch". Human Rights Watch. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[mercurynews1-2] "Syrian refugees flee violence, talk of mass graves". 6 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[3] "Outgunned Syria rebels turn to homemade bombs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[4] t=hp_t2

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