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
  Syrian Government and allies control
Date23–26 June 2020
(3 days)
Location
Result Hay'at 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
Syrian Salvation Government
National Front for Liberation[1]
So Be Steadfast Operations Room
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani Abu al-Abd Ashidaa[2]
Unnamed foreign commander 
Abu Salah al-Uzbeki (POW)
Abu al-Malik al-Talli (POW)
Units involved
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Hurras al-Din
Ansar al-Din Front
Jama'at Ansar al-Islam[2]
Flag of the militant group Jihad Coordination[3][2]
Flag of the Jihadist group Ansar Fighters Brigade
Casualties and losses
11 killed[4] 18 killed[4]
1 civilian killed, 4 injured
Dozens displaced[5]

The Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020) were a series of armed confrontations between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the So Be Steadfast Operations Room, led by the Guardians of Religion Organization (HaD). 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, Abu al-Malik al-Talli.

  1. ^ "Are the Idlib civil war and HTS domination the end of the Syrian revolution?". Middle East Monitor. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Clashes broke out between Tahrir Al-Sham and "Stand Firm" factions west of Idlib city". Call Syria. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Jihadists in Syria's Idlib Form New 'Operations Room'". Voice of America. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "New agreement | HTS and "Fa Ithbatu" operation room reach agreement, suspending military actions in western Idlib • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 26 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Rival factions | tense calm returns to conflict zones between HTS and "Fa'ethbato" jihadi operation room in Idlib". The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

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