Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Free Syrian Army Al-Nusra Front |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Unknown Abu Mohammad Al-Hafizh † |
Brig. Gen. Samir Uasilya Mohammed Fares (WIA) |
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Units involved | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
2,500 | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
210 killed, 250+ wounded |
98 killed |
Hezbollah
Palestine Liberation Army
Russia
The Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin was an offensive by the Syrian Army to capture the town of Al-Shaykh Maskin in the Daraa Governorate and secure the Daraa–Damascus highway.