Summer 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya operation

Summer 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya operation
	Part of the Civil uprising phase of the Syrian civil war
Date	28 June – 7 July 2011; (1 week and 2 days)
Location	Jabal al-Zawiya, Syria
Result	Protests suppressed
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Opposition protesters;	Syrian government Syrian Army;
Units involved
	5th Armoured Division 112th Mechanised Brigade; ; Special Forces
Strength
3,000 fighters and protesters	800 soldiers; 30 tanks
Casualties and losses
60+ killed	32+ killed soldiers

The Summer 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya operation occurred during an early phase of the Syrian civil war. On Wednesday, June 29 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 June 30, 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[]

Further information: Refugees of the Syrian civil war

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]

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