Daraa offensive (June–July 2015)

Date	25 June – 10 July 2015 (2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Daraa, Daraa Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian Army victory

Belligerents

Free Syrian Army

Army of Conquest

Jaysh al-Islam

Islamic Muthanna Movement

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders

Zahran Alloush

Mohammed Khaled al-Hannous
(Daraa governor)

Strength

5,000+

Unknown

Casualties and losses

70+ killed (SOHR claim)
200+ killed (SAA claim)
200 killed (Al Rai claim)

34+ killed, 3 captured (SOHR claim)
28 killed (military claim)

11 civilians killed

Free Syrian Army

Army of Conquest

Jaysh al-Islam

Syrian Arab Republic

The Daraa offensive ("Operation Southern Storm" or "Aasefat al-Janoub") was a rebel operation in the Daraa Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War. It was led by the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army and also included the Army of Conquest "southern sector", of which the Al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham are part of, against Syrian government forces defending Daraa city and surrounding towns.

Prior to 25 June 2015, Syrian government administration had been evacuated from Daraa much the same way as they had before the Second Battle of Idlib, and the Southern Storm command declared the Damascus–Daraa road a "closed military zone" to try to stop supplies and reinforcements getting to soldiers in Daraa.

The offensive, which was planned by the Free Syrian Army and involved a new "higher central operations room", began with the FSA and other rebel groups (54 in total) storming Dara’a Al-Balad District and the Al-Manasheer District of Daraa city in the early morning. Rebels also attacked the town of Ghazleh. The Syrian Army responded by dropping at least 60 barrel bombs on rebel positions. Rebels advanced towards the western entrance of Daraa and captured five checkpoints near the national hospital and Air Force Intelligence building, but were reportedly pushed back by government forces around Dara’a Al-Balad and Al-Manasheer. The rebel attack on the Damascus–Daraa highway was also reportedly repelled.

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