2017 Jobar offensive

Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War

Battle map of Damascus and its outskirts as of 2 June 2017:

Syrian Army control Rebel control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control

Confrontation or unclear situation

Date	First Phase: 20 June – 14 August 2017 (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days) Second Phase: 25 September 2017 – present (1 week and 4 days)
Location	Syria Jobar, Damascus Governorate Ein Tarma, Rif Dimashq Governorate
Result	Ongoing

Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Al-Rahman Legion

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Captain Abdul Nasr Shamir
(al-Rahman Legion commander-in-chief)

Abu Saeed al-Basha
(al-Rahman Legion commander) †

Units involved

Syrian Army

Republican Guard
- 105th Brigade
- 106th Brigade
4th Armoured Division

Ministry of Interior

Syrian Special Mission Forces
C.T.U of General Security Directorate

Syrian Air Force

Al-Rahman Legion

Casualties and losses

Uknown

400 killed (per SAA)

50 civilians killed

Syrian Army control Rebel control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control

Syrian Army

Ministry of Interior

The 2017 Jobar offensive is a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the eastern outskirts of Damascus city, mainly the neighbourhood of Jobar and Ayn Tarma.

Jobar has remained the last stronghold of rebels in east Damascus city since the SAA restored full control over the Qaboun and Barzeh districts earlier in May 2017.

From 14 to 18 June 2017, the Syrian Arab Air Force launched dozens of air and artillery strikes in Jobar to prepare for the offensive.

On 20 June, Syrian government forces launched a major military operation in the Jobar suburb in eastern Damascus, in a bid to capture this long-standing rebel stronghold. Prior to the ground attack, the Russian Air Force alongside with the Syrian Arab Air Force targeted rebel positions in Jobar, Ayn Tarma and Zamalka with heavy bombardment that was ongoing since pre-dawn hours. On 21 June, the military reportedly made advances in both Jobar and the Ain Terma area. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported reported local activist claims of a chemical attack on northern Jobar on 22 June.

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