October 2016 Idlib Governorate clashes

October 2016 Idlib Governorate clashes
	Part of the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
Date	4–13 October 2016; (1 week and 2 days)
Location	Idlib Governorate and Hama Governorate, Syria
Result	Ceasefire; Jund al-Aqsa joins al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham expels Jund al-Aqsa from Maarat al-Nu'man and 4 other villages; Jund al-Aqsa expels Ahrar al-Sham from Khan Shaykhun; Most of Jund al-Aqsa joins JFS;
Belligerents
Ahrar al-Sham; Suqour al-Sham Brigades;	Jund al-Aqsa; Supported by:; Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Abu Yahia al-Hamawi; (general commander of Ahrar al-Sham); Muhammad al-Dabbous ; (Ahrar al-Sham senior commander); Ali Hilal al-Ahmad ; (Ahrar al-Sham commander)	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	1,600 fighters
Casualties and losses
Unknown number of dead, 800 defected	Unknown number of dead, 150 defected to ISIL
	100–170 fighters killed on both sides

The October 2016 Idlib Governorate clashes are violent confrontations between the Salafist jihadist group Jund al-Aqsa and the Salafist Syrian rebel group the Ahrar al-Sham, supported by several other rebel groups. The two groups were previously allied during the 2016 Hama offensive, but sporadic clashes also occurred time by time.

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