| Conflict: | Summer 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya operation |
| Partof: | the Civil uprising phase of the Syrian civil war |
| Date: | 28 June – 7 July 2011 |
| Place: | Jabal al-Zawiya, Syria |
| Result: | Protests suppressed |
| Combatant1: |  Syrian opposition
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| Combatant2: | Syrian government
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| Units2: | 5th Armoured Division
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| Strength1: | 3,000 fighters and protesters |
| Strength2: | 800 soldiers 30 tanks |
| Casualties1: | 60+ killed |
| Casualties2: | 32+ killed soldiers |
The Summer 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya operation occurred during an early phase of the Syrian civil war.
On Wednesday, 29 June Syrian army launched an extensive operation in the villages of Jebel al-Zawiya in the west of the Idlib province, claiming the lives of at least 11 people.[1]
A resident of Jabal al-Zawya said he heard large explosions overnight around the villages of Rama and Orum al-Joz, west of the highway linking the cities of Hama and Aleppo.[1] Another resident said 30 tanks rolled into Jabal al-Zawya on Monday from the village of Bdama on the Turkish border, where troops broke into houses and burnt crops.[1]
On 30 June, it was reported that Syrian army forces spread through a restive mountainous area near the Turkish border, as the death toll from a two-day military siege rose to 19 people, according to activists and a witness.[2]
The action by Syrian troops in the northwestern area of Jabal al-Zawiya appeared to be aimed at preventing residents from fleeing to Turkey.[2]