Daraa insurgency

Insurgency in Daraa
Part of Daraa Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war
Date23 November 2018 – 5 September 2021
(2 years, 9 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
the Daraa Governorate and Quneitra Governorate, Syria
Status Syrian government victory[1]
Territorial
changes
  • Russian military police and Syrian state security enter Daraa al-Balad; Syrian and Russian flags raised in the neighborhood[2]
  • Low level insurgency continues[3]
Belligerents

Syrian opposition loyalists

Ex-rebels in reconciliation zones
Supported by:
5th Corps' 8th Brigade

5th Corps' 8th Brigade (Occasional clashes)

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders

Walid al-Zahra (leader of Thuwar al-Sanamayn) †[4]

Mohamad Qassim al-Subhi "Abu Tariq"[5]		 Maj. Gen. Maher al-Assad
(head of the 4th Division)[6]
Maj. Gen. Hossam Louka[7]
Brig. Gen. Louay al-Ali[7]
Brig. Gen. Hamed Makhlouf †[8][9]
Col. Mahmoud Habib †[9]
Units involved
Unknown

Syrian Arab Armed Forces

Casualties and losses

22+

40 (Fifth Corps)[13]

567 killed (since early June 2019)[13]

  • 389 government soldiers
  • 151 reconciled rebels
  • 27 Syrians affiliated with Hezbollah or Iran-backed groups
259 civilians killed (since early June 2019)[13]
Total: 888+ killed (since early June 2019)

The Daraa insurgency was a conflict waged against the Syrian government and allies by various anti-government forces in Daraa Governorate as part of the on-going Syrian civil war. Insurgent activity began in late 2018, but drastically increased the following year. Over 1,200 attacks have occurred in the year after June 2019, when the insurgency intensified.[13][14] Tensions between reconciled rebels and the Syrian government would lead to heavy armed clashes between the two sides in 2020 and 2021.

  1. ^ "Syria regime forces enter Daraa under truce: monitor". SOHR. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Truce reached in Syria's Deraa after months of fighting: Reports". www.aljazeera.com. 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Daraa instability : Unidentified gunmen kill soldier, death s rise to 30 since reaching deal". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "You searched for Daraa". February 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Syrian Army Amasses Strike Force In Daraa, Prepares To Launch Large-Scale Operation • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". May 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daraa | 4th Division officers inspect checkpoints in "Yarmouk Basin" area • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". July 4, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "New strategy to empty Daraa of opposition fighters". Enab Baladi. March 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Regime forces on high alert as the 52nd Brigade's commander assassinated with regime officer in rural Daraa • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". April 18, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Spotlight on Global Jihad (April 7–22, 2020)". April 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Unidentified gunmen target the 9th Division commander's car in Daraa countryside • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". January 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Unidentified gunmen assassinate two members of the "4th Division" in the northern countryside of Daraa • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". December 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "Syrian Army kicks off new operation in Daraa". Al Masdar News. May 8, 2020. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d "More death | Child killed and young man injured in two separate attacks • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 17 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Daraa security chaos | Unknown gunmen attack houses of "collaborators" with Hezbollah with grenades and machineguns • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". June 26, 2020.