2013 Sidon clash
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"Battle of Sidon" redirects here. For the World War II battle, see Battle of Sidon (1941).
The June 2013 Sidon clash in June 2013 was part of the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon, and involved the Lebanese Army, Hezbollah fighters, and Sunni militants in the city of Sidon, Lebanon. Clashes between the followers of Ahmed al-Assir resulted in the deaths of 18 soldiers, 25–40 al-Assir gunmen, two civilians, and according to some sources, four Hezbollah fighters.[1][8] The clashes were the deadliest since the Syria-related internal conflict in Lebanon began in 2011.[9]
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2013 Sidon clash | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Lebanese Army Hezbollah[2][3] Lebanese Resistance Brigades |
Al-Assir militants Al-Nusra Front[4] Fatah al-Islam[5] Jund al-Sham[4] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
General Jean Kahwaji General Chamel Roukoz | Ahmed al-Assir | ||||||
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2,000 soldiers | 300 fighters[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Lebanese Army: 18 killed[6] 100–128 wounded 4 vehicles damaged Hezbollah: 4 killed 15 wounded[1] |
Al-Assir militants: 25–40 killed 60 wounded 65–70 captured | ||||||
2 civilians killed 50 people killed overall[7] |
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