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-Nu'man), by rebel forces, starting on 11 October 2012, during the Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) of the Syrian civil war.

See also: Siege of Wadi Deif (2014)

Siege of Wadi Deif (2012–2013)
Part of Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) of the Syrian civil war

Maarrat al-Nu'man and the strategic M5 highway, the main Army supply route from Hama and Damascus to Aleppo. For a war map of the area around Maarrat al-Nu'man, see Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war.
Date11 October 2012 – 18 April 2013
(6 months and 1 week)
Location
Maarrat al-Nu'man, Syria
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • The Wadi Deif and Hamidiyah bases were under continues siege from mid-October 2012 to mid-April 2013
  • Syrian Army recaptured several villages along the highway leading to Maarrat al-Nu'man and the bases by mid-November 2012
  • On 14 April 2013, the military broke the siege of Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army
Al-Nusra Front		 Syrian Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
Col. Heitam Afasi
Jamal Maarouf
Lt. Col. Khaled Hmood		 Gen. Riyad Younes
Units involved
Maarrat Al-Nu'man Martyrs Brigade
Farouq Brigades

5th Armored Division

  • 17th Armoured Brigade
Strength
600+ 250–500 soldiers, 15 tanks
Casualties and losses
180–237 killed Unknown
44 civilians killed
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