Battle of Qalamoun (2013 AD)
Battle of Qalamoun (Syrian Government & Allied militias: & Hezbollah & Arab Nationalist Guard vs Al-Nusra Front & Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant & Green Battalion Free Syrian Army & Islamic Front) took place in 2013 AD during Syrian Civil War.
Battle facts
- Year: 2013 AD
- Date: 2013-12-15
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Syrian Civil War
- Side A: Syrian Government, Allied militias:, Hezbollah, Arab Nationalist Guard
- Side B: Al-Nusra Front, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Green Battalion Free Syrian Army, Islamic Front
- Commanders (A): Gen. Badi Ali
- Commanders (B): Abu Malek al-Tallah, Abu Azzam Al-Kuwaiti, Ahmed al-Assir, Abu Ayman al-Iraqi Ahmad Nawaf Durra, Firas Qassem
- Casualties: approx. First phase:
Unknown
Second phase:
180 killed (47 Hezbollah fighters; Army claim)
1,800 killed and injuredFirst phase:
100 killed and captured (An-Nabk battle; Army claim)
Second phase:
1,479 killed, including at least 13 commanders (Army claim)
Low hundreds of losses (opposition claim)
- Outcome: Syrian government victory
- Coordinates: 34.002°, 36.823°
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Wikipedia article on Battle of Qalamoun · Wikidata entry
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