Daraa offensive (February 2017)

Daraa offensive (February–April 2017)

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)
Location	Daraa, Daraa Governorate, Syria
Status	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 80% of al-Manishiyah

Belligerents

Banyan al-Marsous operations room

Jamaat Bayt al-Maqdis al-Islamiya

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Armed Forces

Iran

Russia

Hezbollah

Commanders and leaders

Ibrahim Abdullah
(senior rebel commander)

Abu Shaimaa
(al-Banyan al-Marsous operations room spokesman & commander)

Umran Tawfiq Al-Amri †(Ahfad Al-Rasoul Brigade commander)

Brig. Gen. Issa Abdul Karim Mohammed †

Unidentified Syrian Army lieutenant colonel

Col. Mustafa Zal Nejad †
(IRGC commander)

Units involved

Free Syrian Army

Southern Front
- Alliance of Southern Forces
  - Omari Brigades
  - Free Nawa Division
  - Houran Column Division
- Revolution Army
  - Mu'tazz Billah Army
- First Corps
  - Dawn of Liberation Division
- Youth of Sunna Forces
- Southern Brigades
  - Aisha, Mother of Believers Brigade
- Engineering and Rocket Battalion
Army of Free Tribes

Ahrar al-Sham

Farouq Army
Jund al-Malahim

Syrian Army

5th Armoured Division
- 15th Mechanized Brigade
- Republican Guard

Syrian Air Force
National Defence Forces
Iranian Armed Forces

IRGC
- IRGC Ground Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Russian Air Force

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:
171 killed, 500+ wounded (per the rebels)