Siege of Wadi Deif (2014)
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See also: Siege of Wadi Deif (2012–2013)
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.
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Siege of Wadi Deif (2014) | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Al-Nusra Front | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Ammar Al-Jazraawi †[8] | Brig. Gen. Shama'oun Suleiman[9] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
13th Division[10] | 11th Armored Division[9] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000-3,300 fighters[1][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] |
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