Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020)

Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Situation in Idlib Governorate as of 23 June 2020. Hurras Al-Din control Tahrir al-Sham and allies control National Front for Liberation and allies control Syrian Government and allies control
Date	23–26 June 2020; (3 days)
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result	Hayat Tahrir al-Sham victory
Territorial; changes	Guardians of Religion Organization and its allies capture several checkpoints and sites near the city of Idlib and in the Jisr-ash-Shugur countryside.; HTS recaptures all lost territory and surrounds HaD strongholds; The two sides sign a ceasefire agreement on 26 June;
Belligerents
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham	So Be Steadfast Operations Room Guardians of Religion Organization; Ansar al-Din Front; al-Muqatileen al-Ansar Brigade; al-Jihad Coordination Group; Supported by: al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani	Abu al-Abd Ashidaa; Unnamed foreign commander †; Abu Salah al-Uzbeki (POW); Abu Malik al-Tali (POW)
Casualties and losses
11 killed	18 killed
	1 civilian killed, 4 injured Dozens displaced

The Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020) were a series of armed confrontations between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Be Steadfast Operations room, led by the Guardians of Religion Organization. The conflict began after HTS arrested the leader of the Ansar al-Din Front, Abu Salah Al-Uzbeki, and a dissenting leader of a group within HTS.

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