Back حصار وادي الضيف الثاني Arabic Bataille de Wadi al-Deïf French

Siege of Wadi Deif (2014)

See also: Siege of Wadi Deif (2012–2013)
Siege of Wadi Deif (2014)
Part of Syrian Civil War

Maarrat al-Nu'man and the strategic M5 highway, the main Army supply route from Hama and Damascus to Aleppo.
Date4 April – 15 December 2014
(8 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Maarrat al-Nu'man, Syria
Result

Rebel victory

  • Al-Nusra Front and allies capture the Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah bases, a string of villages[2] and 14 checkpoints around the two bases[1][3][4][5]
  • Al-Nusra Front and allies claimed captures 35 tanks and 20 armored personnel carriers from the Syrian Arab Army[6]
  • The Army retreats to Murak[7]
Belligerents

Al-Nusra Front
Islamic Front
Sham Legion[1]

Free Syrian Army

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Abu Ammar Al-Jazraawi †[8] Brig. Gen. Shama'oun Suleiman[9]
Units involved

13th Division[10]
Ahrar ash-Sham[10]
Suqour al-Sham Brigade[1]
Liwa al-Maghawir[1]

Knights of Justice Brigade[11]		 11th Armored Division[9]
Strength
3,000-3,300 fighters[2][12]
(December 2014)		 1,500 soldiers and militiamen[12]
50+ military vehicles[12]
Casualties and losses
80 killed (final assault)[13] 110 killed and 120–200 captured in final assault (Rebel claim)[13][14][15]
35 tanks and 20 APC's captured in final assault (Rebel claim)[16]

The siege of Wadi Deif refers to the siege of two Syrian Army bases, Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah (both just outside Maarrat al-Numan), by rebel forces, during the 2014 Idlib offensive of the Syrian Civil War. The first siege of these two bases was broken by the Syrian Army on 18 April 2013. During the siege, rebels detonated several 'tunnel bombs' underneath army positions surrounding the bases, which was similar to the tactics used during the First World War.

  1. ^ a b c d Nate Petrocine (July 2014). "Rebel Operations in Idlib Province during the Spring of 2014". Institute for the Study of War.
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  6. ^ "Syria's Nusra seizes tanks, APCs from Assad's army". Middle East Eye. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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  9. ^ a b Idlib: Over 1,000 Syrian Army Soldiers Arrive Safely in Morek Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Masdar
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 13th was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "Jabhat al-Nusra deals Syrian regime major blow in Idlib". Al-Monitor. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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  16. ^ Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic battalions take over 35 tanks and 20 troop carriers
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