Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012 – April 2013)

June 2012–April 2013 Idlib Governorate clashes
	Part of the 2012–13 escalation of the Syrian Civil War
	; Approximate situation in Idlib Governorate, mid-August 2012 Syrian Army control Syrian Opposition control PYD control
Date	3 June 2012 – 18 April 2013; (10 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Result	Partial rebel victory; Stalemate FSA takes control of Salqin, Armanaz, Harem, Sarmin, Darkush, Kafr Nabl, Ma'arat al-Numan and Taftanaz; Government forces maintain control over Jisr ash-Shugur, Fu'ah, Idlib city, Abu al-Duhur airbase and Khan Shaykhun and recapture Ariha; Siege of Wadi Deif military base from October 2012 through April 2013 broken;
Belligerents
Syrian Opposition Free Syrian Army; Ahrar al-Sham; Islamic Vanguard; Al-Nusra Front; ;	Syrian Government
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Issa (Idlib Martyrs' Brigade) Basil Eissa † (Idlib Martyrs' Brigade) Jamal Maarouf (Syrian Martyrs' Brigades); Abdel-Rahman Ayachi; Abdul-Rahman al-Souri (Ahrar ash-Sham)	Maj. Gen. Fo'ad Hamoudeh; Maj. Gen. Ramadan Mahmoud Ramadan; Brig. Gen. Ghassan Afif
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Idlib Military Council Syrian Martyrs' Brigades; Idlib Martyrs' Brigade; ; Suqour al-Sham Brigades Liwa Dawud; ; Farouq Brigades; Knights of Justice Brigade; Maarrat al-Nu'man Martyrs Brigade; ; Khan Sheikhoun only:; Free Syrian Army Khan Sheikhoun Brigade; Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades; ;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 1st Armored Division 76th Armoured Brigade; ; 5th Mechanized Division 12th Armoured Brigade; ; 17th Mechanized Division (Reserve); 9th Armored Division 34th Armoured Brigade; ; 15th Division 35th SF Regiment; ; 41st independent SF regiments; 45th independent SF regiments; ; Syrian Air Force; Shabiha; ;
Strength
25,000 fighters 2,500 - 3,000 al-Nusra fighters; 2,000-3,000 fighters (Jabal al-Zawiya area); 1,000 fighters ; (Idlib city);	10,500+ soldiers; 250 tanks
Casualties and losses
1,876+ fighters killed	1,893+ soldiers killed
	9,000 overall killed

The June 2012 – April 2013 Idlib Governorate clashes was a series of clashes within the scope of the Syrian civil war, that took place in Syria's Idlib Governorate. The events followed the April 2012 Idlib Governorate Operation by the Syrian government and consequent cease-fire attempt, which had lasted from 14 April to 2 June 2012.