Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict

Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
	; Map of the territorial expansion of al-Nusra during the conflict. Al-Nusra territory before offensive Al-Nusra territory after offensive
Date	26 October 2014 – 1 March 2015; (4 months and 3 days)
Location	Northwestern Syria
Result	Decisive al-Nusra Front victory Al-Nusra captures the entire Zawiya Mountain region, seven towns in other provinces and three military bases; Most SRF fighters defect or desert, while the Hazzm Movement, Syrian Salvation Front, and Ansar Brigades are dissolved;
Belligerents
Al-Nusra Front; Jund al-Aqsa; Ahrar al-Sham; Levant Front; Supported by:; Knights of Justice Brigade (alleged)	Free Syrian Army; Syrian Revolutionaries Front; Hazzm Movement; Syrian Salvation Front; Ansar Brigades;
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani; (Al-Nusra Front leader)	Jamal Maarouf ; (SRF leader); Abu Ali Bard ; (SRF leader); Bilal Atar ; (Hazzm Movement leader); Abdullah Awda; (Hazzm Movement leader); Mithqal al-Abdullah; (Ansar Brigades leader)
Units involved
Liwa Aqab al-Islami	Syrian Revolutionaries Front Syrian Martyrs' Brigades; Idlib Martyrs' Brigade; Syrian Salvation Front Free Zawiya Union al-Qa'qa' Brigade; ; Hazzm Movement; 16th Division
Strength
6,100–7,100 fighters total	Several thousand
Casualties and losses
40+ killed, 25 captured	80+ killed, hundreds defected or fled

The al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict started in late October 2014, during the Syrian Civil War, in Idlib and Aleppo governorates, during which al-Nusra attempted to establish an Islamic state rival to that of IS. Despite this, the al-Nusra Front and Free Syrian Army factions continued to cooperate in the southern Syrian governorates of Quneitra and Daraa.