Syria Update: Regime Breaks Siege of Wadi al-Deif
April 18, 2013 - Institute for the Study of WarOn April 14, 2013, regime forces broke the 6-month siege of the Wadi al-Deif and Hamidiya military compounds outside of Maarat al-Numan, putting the rebel opposition in the area on the defensive and reestablishing overland supply lines to the bases.