2015 Idlib offensive

2015 Idlib offensive
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Situation in Idlib as of 5 April 2015. Syrian Army control Syrian Opposition control
Date	24 March – 5 April 2015; (1 week and 5 days)
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result	Rebel victory Rebels capture Idlib city and besiege Kafarya and Al-Fu'ah; Rebel attack on Mastouma repelled;
Belligerents
Army of Conquest Al-Nusra Front; Ahrar al-Sham; Sham Legion; Jaysh al-Sunna; Liwa al-Haqq; Jund al-Aqsa; Ajnad al-Sham; Farouq Brigades; Xhemati Alban;	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Abu Kamal; (Ahrar ash-Sham Central Area Commander); Abu Jamil Yusuf al-Qutb †; (Ahrar ash-Sham deputy leader); Hassan al-Khalifa †; (Omar al-Farouq Brigade commander); Abu Abdullah Taoum †; (Ajnad ash-Sham leader); Nathir Terman †; (al-Nusra field commander)	Brig. Gen. Emad Ibrahim; Col. Suheil Al Hassan; Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed; (Governor of Idlib); Al Hajj Walaa †; (Hezbollah commander)
Units involved
Omar al-Farouq Brigade	11th Armored Division; 155th Brigade; Tiger Forces
Strength
5,000–7,000 fighters al-Nusra Front: 3,000 fighters;	Unknown

The 2015 Idlib offensive refers to a series of rebel operations in the Idlib Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War. The offensive started with a rebel assault on the capital of the province, Idlib. According to The Economist, the capture of Idlib came about largely because Gulf Arab states "gave more backing to their proxies despite American objections."

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