Abu Dali, Idlib ( ar, أبو دالي) is a

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

village located in

Al-Tamanah Nahiyah Al-Taman'ah Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية التمانعة) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District Maarat al-Numaan District ( ar-at, منطقة معرة النعمان, manṭiqat Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān) is ...

in Maarrat al-Nu'man District,

Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code = 23 , geocode = C3871 , blank_name = Climate , blank_info ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu Dali had a population of 1168 in the 2004 census. During the Syrian Civil War, it was controlled by tribal leaders loyal to the government. 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.Syrian forces enter one of Islamic State group's last strongholds
France24, 6 October 2017 A National Defence Forces (pro-government militia) garrison was located there from 2014.Abu Dali “a free zone” between the opposition and the regime… a Syrian deputy facilitates operations
''Enab Baladi'' 29/06/2016 The garrison was besieged by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces in October 2017.The state of Syria’s northwest
, Syria Direct, 28 November 2017 The attack, filmed by HTS, shows a unit of hundred soldiers, few motos, vehicles and tanks, overrunning the local defense. The attack sparked a protracted ground battle between the government and HTS, with government and Russian warplanes attacking HTS targets in the area. The Syrian Army recaptured it in late December 2017.

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Populated places in Maarat al-Numan District {{IdlibSY-geo-stub