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Daraa offensive (February 2017–ongoing)

Daraa offensive (February–June 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)
6–26 April 2017
(2 weeks and 6 days) (Second phase)
24 May – 6 June 2017
(1 week and 6 days) (Third phase)
Location Daraa, Daraa Governorate, Syria
Result

Rebel victory

  • 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-Manishiyah rebel-held
  • Renewed rebel attack leaves the rebels in control of 95% of al-Manishiyah
Belligerents

Bunyan 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
(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

Syrian Army

Syrian Air Force
National Defence Forces
Iran IRGC

Russian Armed Forces
Casualties and losses
278+ killed (per gov. sources) ~300 killed, 500+ wounded (per the rebels)
12+ civilians killed

Rebel victory

Bunyan al-Marsous operations room

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syrian Army

Syrian Air Force
National Defence Forces
Iran IRGC


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