Battle of al-Yaarubiyah

Battle of al-Yaarubiyah
Part of the al-Hasakah Governorate campaign (2012–13), the Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
Date 23–27 October 2013 (4 days) Location Al-Yaarubiyah, al-Malikiyah District, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria 36°48′42″N 42°03′59″E / 36.811667°N 42.066389°E / 36.811667; 42.066389 Result Pro-PYD forces victory Territorial changes The YPG captures al-Yaarubiyah and its countryside.
Belligerents
Democratic Union Party (PYD) YPG YPJ Shammar tribe Non-combat support: Local Arab tribes  Iraq	Al-Nusra Front  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Ansar al-Khilafa Liwa al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unidentified Liwa al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad commander
Casualties and losses
3 killed, many wounded (YPG claim)	Heavy
Location within Syria

Democratic Union Party (PYD)

Shammar tribe
Non-combat support:

Al-Nusra Front
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Battle of al-Yaarubiyah was fought in late October 2013 at al-Yaarubiyah, a strategically important town at the border of Syria with Iraq. Affiliates of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) forces, namely the YPG/YPJ and local Arab tribes, attacked the settlement in an attempt to capture it from Jihadist and Islamist groups, led by the Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. After four days of heavy fighting, the Islamists were defeated and expelled from al-Yaarubiyah.