*** Welcome to piglix ***

Daraa offensive (February–April 2017)

Daraa offensive (February–April 2017)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Battle of Daraa City.svg
Map of the situation in Daraa city, as of 21 April 2017
Date 12 February – 8 March 2017
(3 weeks and 3 days) (First phase)
6 April 2017 – present
(2 months) (Second phase)
Location Daraa, Daraa Governorate, Syria
Result

Ongoing

  • Rebels initially captured a large part of the al-Manishiyah District, but the offensive soon stalled
  • Army recaptured almost all lost positions, leaving less than 25% of al-Manshiyah rebel-held
  • Renewed rebel attack leaves the rebels in control of 95% of al-Manshiyah
Belligerents

Banyan al-Marsous operations room

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Jamaat Bayt al-Maqdis al-Islamiya

Syrian Arab Republic

 Iran
 Russia
Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Abdullah
(senior rebel commander)
Abu Shaimaa
(al-Banyan al-Marsous operations room spokesman & commander)
Syrian opposition Umran Tawfiq Al-Amri †(Ahfad Al-Rasoul Brigade commander) 		Brig. Gen. Issa Abdul Karim Mohammed †
Unidentified Syrian Army lieutenant colonel Executed
Iran Col. Mustafa Zal Nejad †
(IRGC commander)
Units involved

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Ahrar al-Sham

  • Farouq Army
  • Jund al-Malahim

Syrian Army

Syrian Air Force
National Defence Forces
Iran Iranian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces
Casualties and losses
First phase:
32 killed (per SOHR)
71 killed (per The Inside Source)
200 killed (per Hezbollah)
Second phase:
6+ killed		 First phase:
16 killed (per SOHR)
41 killed (per The Inside Source)
100 killed (per the rebels)
Second phase:
54 killed (per the rebels)
Total:
271 killed, 500+ wounded, 8 Tanks and 7 ZSU-23-4 Shilkas destroyed (per the rebels)
12 civilians killed

Ongoing

Banyan al-Marsous operations room

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Ahrar al-Sham

Syrian Army


...
Wikipedia

...