Abu Dali, Idlib

Abu Dali, Idlib (Arabic: أبو دالي) is a Syrian village located in Al-Tamanah Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu Dali had a population of 1168 in the 2004 census.[1]

Abu Dali, Idlib أبو دالي
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Abu Dali, Idlib Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35.45°N 36.9°E / 35.45; 36.9
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib
District	Maarrat al-Nu'man District
Subdistrict	Al-Tamanah Nahiyah
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,168
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C4093

During the Syrian Civil War, it was controlled by tribal leaders loyal to the government.[2] It did not see much violence in the first years of the war, and had functioned as a local economic hub between rebel-run areas and those under government forces.[2][3] A National Defence Forces (pro-government militia) garrison was located there from 2014.[2] The garrison was besieged by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces in October 2017.[4][3] The attack, filmed by HTS, shows a unit of hundred soldiers, few motos, vehicles and tanks, overrunning the local defense.[5] The attack sparked a protracted ground battle between the government and HTS, with government and Russian warplanes attacking HTS targets in the area.[4] The Syrian Army recaptured it in late December 2017.[6]