Battle of Victory

The Battle of Victory (Arabic: معركة النصر‎, Maarakat an-Nasr), also known as "Tahrir Sahl al-Ghab" was an operations room created by Syrian rebel factions in April 2015, with the goal of capturing the city of Jisr al-Shughur and the surrounding areas in northwestern Syria, from the control of Syrian government forces.[1] The operations room was modelled on the Army of Conquest, which captured Idlib city, and features many of the same groups.[1]

Battle of Victory
Dates of operation23 April – June 2015[1]
Group(s)Al-Nusra Front
Ahrar ash-Sham
Ansar al-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam
Jabhat Ansar al-Din
Junud al-Sham[2]
Turkistan Islamic Party
Active regionsIdlib Governorate, Hama Governorate, and Latakia Governorate, Syria[2]
Size12,000+ fighters
AlliesFree Syrian Army[3]
Alwiya al-Furqan[3]
Army of Mujahedeen[4]
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

See also

References
  1. Jocelyn, Thomas (23 April 2015). "Al Nusrah Front, allies launch new offensives against Syrian regime". Long War Journal.
  2. Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.
  3. "Syrian Rebellion Obs on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ادلب : استهداف مراكز قوات النظام في جسر الشغور بصواريخ الكاتيوشا قبيل التحرير - YouTube. YouTube. 25 April 2015.

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