Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020)

Syrian opposition So Be Steadfast Operations Room Supported by: Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels U.S.-led intervention against ISIL The Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020) were a series of armed confrontations between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the So Be Steadfast Operations Room, led by the Guardians of Religion Organization (HaD).

[1] Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham was engaged in a campaign of arrests of opponents and extremist fighters in areas of Idlib province under its control.

[8] In response to the arrests of several senior leaders, the So Be Steadfast Operations Room deployed fighters to checkpoints in the areas of Armanaz, Arab Said, and Malas.

[4] However, according to Al-Masdar, clashes continued around the western outskirts of Idlib as the Guardians of Religion Organization advanced towards the city reportedly capturing ground from HTS.

[14][better source needed] The next day on 25 June, the cease-fire collapsed, with clashes resuming west of Idlib as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham strengthened its positions with gear, soldiers, and vehicles.

[15] On the same day a former rebel fighter from the Suqour al-Sham Brigades was injured and died from his injuries during clashes west of Idlib city, when a stray artillery shell landed near his home in the village of Ma'artin.

[17] After intervention from Shuria men and elders in the Jisr ash-Shugur countryside, Hurras al-Din withdrew from the Al-Yaqoubiya checkpoint and headed to areas near the villages of al-Harameh and Zarzour.

Hurras al-Din released an official statement announcing its willingness to remove the checkpoints under the condition that negotiations be held regarding the prisoners, and a judicial commission take up the issues raised.