2014 raid on Idlib city

2014 raid on Idlib city
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date	27 October 2014
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian Army Victory Rebels initially capture two buildings inside the city and Tell al-Mastouma; Syrian Army recaptures the buildings and Tell al-Mastouma; Rebels allegedly beheaded 70 soldiers and officers during the raid; Eruption of the al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict;
Belligerents
Al-Nusra Front; Jund al-Aqsa; Islamic State; (alleged); Supported by:; Sleeper cells within the city	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force;
Commanders and leaders
Abu Waleed al-Libi †; (local Nusra leader)	Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed; (Governor of Idlib)
Strength
Hundreds	Unknown
Casualties and losses
35–70 killed	21 killed; 70 captured & executed (rebel claim)
	4 civilians killed

The 2014 raid on Idlib city refers to a military operation in the Idlib Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War, conducted by mainly Salafi jihadists backed by Islamist rebels against the Syrian Government.