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Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya

Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya
Part of the Syrian Civil War
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Syrian rebels bombard al-Fu'ah and Kafriya using rocket artillery.
Date 28 March 2015 – present
(2 years, 4 months and 3 weeks)
Location Al-Fu'ah and Kafriya, Idlib District, Idlib Governorate, Syria
(For a war map of the current situation around al-Fu'ah and Kafarya, see .)
Result

Ceasefire

  • Rebels capture al-Suwaghiyah and Tal al-Khirbat
Belligerents

Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present)
Army of Conquest (2015–17)

Ahrar ash-Sham

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army (2015)		 Syria Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah
 Iran
Commanders and leaders
  • Abu Saleh al-Uzbeki
    (Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad' leader)
  • Sheikh Abu al-Hassan al-Tunisi †
    (al-Nusra leader)
Jamil Hussein Faqih †
(Hezbollah operations leader for al-Fu'ah and Kafriya)
Units involved

Army of Conquest

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syrian Armed Forces

Hezbollah-affiliated local militias

  • Saryat al-Shaheed Abu Yasir(since 2015)
  • Saryat al-‘Ishq
  • al-Wilaya Scouts
    • Imam Mahdi Scouts
    • Fatima al-Zahara’ Regiment

Iran Iranian Armed Forces
Strength
3,000–4,000 4,000
Casualties and losses
650+ killed (gov. claim)
74–100+ killed (Sep. 2015 assault) 		40+ killed (Sep. 2015 assault)
7 civilians killed (Sep. 2015 assault)
90+ civilians and government soldiers killed or wounded (March–Dec. 2016)

Ceasefire

Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present)
Army of Conquest (2015–17)

Ahrar ash-Sham

Army of Conquest

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army


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