2017 Jobar offensive

2017 Jobar offensive
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
Date20 June – 14 August 2017
(1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Syria
Result Offensive stalled; Syrian Army advance on Jobar repelled by rebels.
Belligerents
 Syrian Arab Republic Al-Rahman Legion[1][2]
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Captain Abdul Nasr Shamir
(al-Rahman Legion commander-in-chief)[3]
Abu Saeed al-Basha
(al-Rahman Legion commander) †[4]
Units involved

Syrian Army

Ministry of Interior

Syrian Air Force		 Al-Rahman Legion
Casualties and losses
Unknown 400 killed (per SAA)[7]
50 civilians killed[8]

The 2017 Jobar offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the eastern outskirts of Damascus city, mainly the neighbourhood of Jobar and Ayn Tarma.[9]

  1. ^ "VIDEO: Syrian, Russian jets pummel east Damascus suburbs as troops advance". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Regime bombards Damascus district in attempt to pry eastern neighborhood from rebel forces". Syria Direct. 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ "In pictures: Islamist rebels assemble all available firepower to stop SAA offensive in east Damascus". 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Syrian Army annihilates Islamist leadership in east Damascus during early stage of Jobar offensive". 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Syrian Army captures large tunnel, neighborhood in east Damascus town". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ^ "In pictures: Syrian Army throws another Republican Guard brigade into battle for Damascus". 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ "400 rebels killed by the Syrian Army during east Damascus offensive". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The Free Syrian Army condemns the attack on its headquarters in the eastern Ghouta". Al-Quds al-Arabi. 8 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Rebels violate ceasefire: Damascus residential area shelled". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2017.