Siege of Wadi Deif (2012–2013)

Siege of Wadi Deif (2012–2013)
Part of Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) and the 2012–2013 escalation of the Syrian civil war

Maarrat al-Nu'man and the strategic M5 highway, the main Army supply route from Hama and Damascus to Aleppo. For a war map of the area around Maarrat al-Nu'man, see Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war.
Date11 October 2012 – 18 April 2013
(6 months and 1 week)
Location
Maarrat al-Nu'man, Syria
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • The Wadi Deif and Hamidiyah bases were under continues siege from mid-October 2012 to mid-April 2013
  • Syrian Army recaptured several villages along the highway leading to Maarrat al-Nu'man and the bases by mid-November 2012
  • On 14 April 2013, the military broke the siege of Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army
Al-Nusra Front

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Col. Heitam Afasi
Jamal Maarouf
Lt. Col. Khaled Hmood		 Gen. Riyad Younes
Units involved
Maarrat Al-Nu'man Martyrs Brigade
Farouq Brigades

5th Armored Division

  • 17th Armoured Brigade
Strength
600+ 250–500 soldiers, 15 tanks
Casualties and losses
180–237 killed Unknown
44 civilians killed

The siege of Wadi Deif refers to the siege of two Syrian Army bases, Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah (both just outside Maarrat al-Nu'man), by rebel forces, starting on 11 October 2012, during the Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) of the Syrian civil war.

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