Battle of Khirbet Al-Joz | |||||||
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Part of Syrian civil war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Free Syrian Army | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
unknown |
Abu Baeda[1] Abdelwahed Wahud | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
45th Army Regiment | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
110 soldiers | 250 fighters | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 killed[2] | 9 killed[2] | ||||||
Total: 50 killed |
The Battle of Khirbet Al-Joz, was fought between forces of the Syrian Army and the FSA, for control of the town. On 6 October, the FSA launched an attack on the government occupied village of Kirbet Al-Joz, near the Turkish border. The FSA took control of the village after a 12 hour long battle with government forces.[3]
Battle[]
Rebel offensive[]
On 6 October, rebels launched an offensive on the border village Khirbet al-Joz in the Idlib governate. The FSA was said to first attacked a government border outpost just west of the village. Which left 3 rebels and 15 government soldiers dead.[4] Fighting later intensified in Khirbet al-Joz itself, as rebels attempted to retake the village. Activists claimed that the rebels had captured a 3-story high water tower in the center of Khirbet al-Joz, after 12 hours of fighting with government forces.[2]
On 7 October, the FSA released a statement indicating that they've taken full control of Khirbet al-Joz and its surroundings.[2] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the capture and put the number of dead at 40 soldiers including 5 officers and 9 rebels.
Aftermath[]
In late October, the Syrian army conducted a series of airstrkes on rebel positions near Khirbet al-Joz.
References[]
- ↑ http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/rebel-deminer-mission-protect-syria-refugees
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "40 government soldiers killed". October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. http://blogs.aljazeera.com/topic/syria. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Syrian crisis". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. http://www.reuters.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ http://mar15.info/2012/10/50-dead-as-syria-rebels-take-border-town/
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