Quneitra offensive (June 2015)

Quneitra offensive (June 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Map showing territorial changes during the course of the 2015 Quneitra Offensive. Map covers the entirety of Quneitra Governorate, with the main area of fighting delimited with a box with a broken black line border.
Date 16–26 June 2015 (1 week and 3 days) Location Quneitra Governorate, Syria Result Indecisive; Minimal rebel gains
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army Southern Front Jaish al-Haramoun al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Christ Brigade	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Golan Regiment
Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Nabulsi	Unknown
Units involved
Southern Front First Army Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Local Al-Nusra Front Tahaluf Fatah al-Sham Liwa al-Jihad Tajamu al-Mujahideen Nawa Liwa Ansar al-Haq Liwa al-Umawayn al-Islami Liwa Fursan al-Sunna Harakat Shuhada al-Sham	Golan Regiment Liwa Suqour al-Quneitra 9th Division
Strength
4,000+	Unknown
Casualties and losses
15 killed (SOHR claim) 37 killed (18–19 June; Army claim)	27 killed

Free Syrian Army

Jaish al-Haramoun

Syrian Arab Republic

Southern Front

Army of Conquest

The Quneitra offensive (June 2015) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the last government-held positions in Quneitra Governorate: Hader, Madinat al-Baath, Khan Arnabah and the strategic hill of Tell Krum. The other objective was connecting southern rebel-held parts of Syria with Western Ghouta.

The offensive was launched on 16 June 2015. It was unclear who started the operation, with some reports saying it was the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army, while others that it was a newly formed coalition called Jaish al-Haramoun, which was established by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front. According to the Southern Front, it specifically forbade the participation of al-Nusra, with a spokesman stating it does "not share the vision for a free Syria we are fighting for".

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