Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present)
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Starting on 2 December 2022, a series of intensified clashes broke out of the frontlines of the 'Idlib de-escalation zone' located in the governorates of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama and Latakia. These confrontations initiated through inghimasi, infiltration and sniper attacks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied militant groups against positions held by the pro-government Syrian Arab Army (SAA) positions.[10][11] These attacks were called We Will Not Reconcile by HTS.[12]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2023) |
Northwestern Syria clashes (2022–present) | |||||||
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Part of Syrian civil war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room
Ansar al Tawhid |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader) |
Bashar al-Assad (President of Syria) Ali Mahmoud Abbas (Minister of Defense) Maj. Gen. Ghassan Iskandar Tarraf (commander of the Republican Guard) Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Nasif †[3] Col. Oleg Viktorovich Pechevisty † (Commander-in-chief of the Russian special forces in Syria)[4][5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
189 killed[lower-alpha 1]
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604 killed[lower-alpha 2] 7 killed[7] 1 killed[7] 1 killed[7] | ||||||
187 civilians killed[lower-alpha 3] |
According to the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights (SOHR), HTS aims to disrupt potential peace negotiations between Turkey and Syria, and is launching the campaign of attacks as a way of rejecting any deal made on the 'de-escalation zone' in Idlib.[13] Consequently, 2023 was the deadliest year of the Syrian civil war since 2020, given the escalating intensity of the clashes.[14]