Siege of Wadi Deif (2014)

Siege of Wadi Deif (2014)
	Part of Syrian Civil War
	; Maarrat al-Nu'man and the strategic M5 highway, the main Army supply route from Hama and Damascus to Aleppo.
Date	4 April – 15 December 2014; (8 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Maarrat al-Nu'man, Syria
Result	Rebel victory Al-Nusra Front and allies capture the Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah bases, a string of villages and 14 checkpoints around the two bases; Al-Nusra Front and allies claimed captures 35 tanks and 20 armored personnel carriers from the Syrian Arab Army; The Army retreats to Murak;
Belligerents
Al-Nusra Front; Islamic Front; Sham Legion; Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Armed Forces; National Defense Force;
Commanders and leaders
Abu Ammar Al-Jazraawi †	Brig. Gen. Shama'oun Suleiman
Units involved
13th Division; Ahrar ash-Sham; Suqour al-Sham Brigade; Liwa al-Maghawir; Knights of Justice Brigade	11th Armored Division
Strength
3,000-3,300 fighters; (December 2014)	1,500 soldiers and militiamen; 50+ military vehicles
Casualties and losses
80 killed (final assault)	110 killed and 120–200 captured in final assault (Rebel claim); 35 tanks and 20 APC's captured in final assault (Rebel claim)

The siege of Wadi Deif refers to the siege of two Syrian Army bases, Wadi Deif and Hamadiyah (both just outside Maarrat al-Numan), by rebel forces, during the 2014 Idlib offensive of the Syrian Civil War. The first siege of these two bases was broken by the Syrian Army on 18 April 2013. During the siege, rebels detonated several 'tunnel bombs' underneath army positions surrounding the bases, which was similar to the tactics used during the First World War.