Summer 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya operation explained

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
  • Opposition protesters
Combatant2: Syrian government
Units2:5th Armoured Division
  • 112th Mechanised Brigade


Special Forces

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]

Scope of assault

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomson Reuters Foundation. Thomson Reuters Foundation. 25 October 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20130416030658/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/syria-tank-assault-kills-11-near-turkey-border/. 16 April 2013.
  2. Web site: 19 killed as Syrian forces spread through border area near Turkey | Ya Libnan | World News Live from Lebanon . 14 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813030229/http://www.yalibnan.com/2011/06/30/19-killed-as-syrian-forces-spread-through-border-area-near-turkey/ . 13 August 2011 .