2014 Latakia offensive (2014)

2014 Latakia offensive (Free Syrian Army vs Syrian Arab Republic & Syrian Resistance & Ba'ath Brigades & Hezbollah) took place in 2014 during Syrian Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 2014
• Date: 21 March 2014
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Syrian Civil War
• Side A: Free Syrian Army
• Side B: Syrian Arab Republic, Syrian Resistance, Ba'ath Brigades, Hezbollah
• Commanders (A): Unknown top provincial Al-Nusra commander, Abu Ahmed al-Turkmani, Abu Musa al Shishani, Abu al Hassan, Ibrahim Bin Shakaran
• Commanders (B): Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, Hilal al-Assad, Col. Samuel Ghannum
• Casualties: 582 killed (opposition claim) 2,700 killed and 5,635 wounded (government claim; by 30 March) (Free Syrian Army), 571 killed (opposition claim) 50 killed (government claim; by 26 March) (side B)
• Outcome: Syrian government victory
• Coordinates: 35.933°, 35.983°

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Sources

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