The 2014 Latakia offensive Military_operation was a rebel offensive Military_operation in the Latakia Governorate of Syria launched Process_start on 21 March 2014 by rebel Islamist groups including Al-Nusra Front , which called Name_conferral the offensive `` Anfal '' , while a coalition of Supreme Military Council rebel groups called Name_conferral the offensive Military_operation `` The Martyrs Mothers '' .

The 2014 Latakia offensive Military_operation was a rebel offensive Military_operation in the Latakia Governorate of Syria launched Process_start on 21 March 2014 by rebel Islamist groups including Al-Nusra Front , which called Name_conferral the offensive `` Anfal '' , while a coalition of Supreme Military Council rebel groups called Name_conferral the offensive Military_operation `` The Martyrs Mothers '' .

Observers have stated Statement a strategic aim was to force Request the Syrian army to redeploy Arranging forces to Latakia , which would relieve Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale pressure on other rebels elsewhere in Syria .