Battle of Al-Malihah

Battle of Al-Malihah
Part of the Syrian Civil War (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign)
Date3 April – 14 August 2014
(4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Damascus, Syria
Result Syrian Army & Hezbollah victory[5]
Territorial
changes
Army captures Al-Malihah[6]
Belligerents

Syria Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front

Al-Nusra Front[1]

Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah[2]
LAAG[3]
Liwa Fatemiyoun[4]
Commanders and leaders
Syria Khaled al-Haboush
(Damascus Military Council commander)
Abu Mohammad al-Golani
(Al-Nusra Front leader)

Zahran Alloush
(Jaysh al-Islam leader)[7]
Maj. Gen. Hussein Isaac [8]
Maj. Gen. Adnan Omran [9]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown (50 Afghan fighters killed)[4]

The Battle of Al-Malihah took place in the Rif Dimashq Governorate during the Syrian Civil War.

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  2. ^ "Syrie: l'armée et le Hezbollah reprennent une nouvelle localité près de Damas - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  3. ^ "Regime edges closer to taking key East Ghouta town". Syria Direct. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b Iranian doc follows Afghan fighters in Syria
  5. ^ "Even before the army’s announcement, pro-government media outlets announced that the army-Hezbollah alliance took control of Al-Maliha". Syrian army captures Al-Maliha
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference blow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Syrian army captures Al-Maliha
  8. ^ "مقتل أحد أبرز قادة الدفاع الجوي في سوريا بالغوطة الشرقية". المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  9. ^ "توتر واستياء في إدارة الدفاع الجوي بعد مقتل رئيس أركانها". المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان. Retrieved 16 November 2014.