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Rif Dimashq offensive (April–May 2016)

Rif Dimashq offensive (April–May 2016)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
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Battle map of Damascus as of late May 2016
Date 25 April –19 May 2016
(3 weeks and 3 days)
Location Eastern Ghouta, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Result Major Syrian Army/Hezbollah victory
Territorial
changes
  • Army and Hezbollah capture the southern section of the rebel-held East Ghouta, including the rebel strongholds of Deir al-Asafir and Zabdin
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Emblem of the Palestine Liberation Army.svg Palestine Liberation Army
Hezbollah

border=no Guardians of the Dawn

Islamic Front
Free Syrian Army

Al-Nusra Front
Units involved

Syrian Army

Islamic Front

Free Syrian Army


Syrian Arab Republic

Emblem of the Palestine Liberation Army.svg Palestine Liberation Army
Hezbollah

Islamic Front
Free Syrian Army


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