Ariha was the scene of fighting between government and rebel forces. The Free Syrian Army repelled a series of government assaults between March and June 2012, despite the government's ability to execute combined arms operations involving armored vehicles, artillery, and helicopter gunships. The city was retaken by the government on 11 August 2012.

By late July 2013, rebels controlled parts of Ariha, while government forces occupied three checkpoints inside the town.

On 25 May 2014, the

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