In late December 2012 , during the Syrian civil war , Islamist rebel fighters from the al-Nusra Front took over large parts of the town as part of a wider offensive in the Hama Governorate . During the battle , 11 rebels and 20 Syrian Army soldiers were killed . It was the site of the Maan massacre in 2014 . On October 13th , 2016 the town was liberated by the Syrian Arab Army .
Maan massacre
Maan massacre
Ma'an, Syria