As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018)

As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map the Suwayda Governorate
Date7–22 June 2018
(2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Suwayda and Rif Dimashq Governorates, Syria
Status

Indecisive

  • Syrian Army captures a number of towns, villages and many hills
  • ISIL retains control of a pocket of territory
Belligerents

 Syria

Hezbollah[1][2]
SSNP[3]
Mountain Brigade[4]		  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Sharaf Mazen Ahmed Barakat †[5] Unknown
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Eagles of the Whirlwind
Mountain Brigade

  • Rocks of Urman Battalion[4]
 Military of ISIL
Casualties and losses
40 killed[6][7][8] 31 killed[6][7][8]

The As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018) began on 7 June in the rural parts of the Suwayda Governorate in southeastern Syria,[9] after an evacuation deal was made between ISIL and the Syrian government concluding an anti-ISIL offensive in southern Damascus.[10]

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  2. ^ "Video footage of Syrian Army's new offensive against ISIS in southwest Syria". 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Leith Aboufadel (18 June 2018). "In pictures: SSNP forces crack ISIL's lines in southeast Syria". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (27 July 2018). "The Suwayda' Attacks: Interview". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Syrian War Daily – 21st of June 2018". 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sohr1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sohr2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sohr3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Ivan Sidorenko". 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. ^ VietTimes.vn (8 June 2018). "Không quân Syria dồn dập truy sát IS trên chiến địa As-Suwayda".