Battle of Zabadani (2015)

Battle of Zabadani (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Zabadani District (yellow) within the Rif Dimashq Governorate
Date3 July – 24 September 2015
(2 months and 3 weeks)
Location
Al-Zabadani and outskirts, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Status

Ceasefire; Significant Syrian Army and Hezbollah gains

  • Rebel forces besieged in Al-Zabadani after 4 July 2015
  • The Syrian Army and Hezbollah control 85% of the city, per Syrian Army sources[4]
  • The Syrian Army and Hezbollah control 70–75% of the city, per opposition sources[10]
  • A Turkish/Iranian brokered U.N.-agreement is enacted on 24 September 2015[11][12][13]
Belligerents

Jaysh al-Haramoun[1]

Free Syrian Army[3]

Islamic Front[4]
(Joined August 15)

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

 Iran

Syrian Social Nationalist Party[7]
Hezbollah
al-Jabalawi Battalion[8]
Palestine Liberation Army[9]
Commanders and leaders
Abdel-Rahman Kharita †[14][15]
Zahran Alloush[4]		 Syria Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub[16]
Iran Gen. Abdel Karim Rubash †[6]
Iran Qasem Soleimani
Units involved
Al-Zabadani Hawks Brigade[5][17]
Jaysh al-Islam[4]

4th Armoured Division

Syrian Air Force[20]
Iran Quds Force[6]

Eagles of the Whirlwind
Strength
1,500–2,000[2] Unknown
Casualties and losses
400+ killed,[21] 100–250 wounded[22] and 189 captured[23] (independently confirmed)
479+ killed (pro-government claim)[23][24][25]		 60–108 Hezbollah killed[21][26]
29 SAA killed[27]
2 SSNP killed[28]
1 PLA killed[29]
1 IRGC killed[6]

The Battle of Zabadani (2015) started in early July 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, as a military offensive launched by the Syrian Army, and Hezbollah to capture the rebel-held town of Al-Zabadani.

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  5. ^ a b Leith Fadel (4 July 2015). "Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Suffocate Al-Qaeda in Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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  7. ^ Leith Fadel (24 July 2015). "Syrian Army and Hezbollah Advance in Southern Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  8. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (19 July 2016). "Kata'ib al-Jabalawi: A Pro-Assad Militia from Homs". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. ^ Edward. "Shells target the capital, wound in a shelling by the regime forces on Darayya city and violet clashes in the area and al-Zabadani city". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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  11. ^ "Syria army, rebels reach deal on Zabadani, Idlib villages: source". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. ^ Edward. "Sponsored by the Turkish and Iranian and the guarantee of the international envoy, the terms of the agreement about Zabadani and Kafrayya and al-Fou'aa and their surroundings". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  13. ^ News Desk (25 September 2015). "Warring Sides in Syria Reach Deal on Al-Zabadani, Kefraya, Al-Fou'aa". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Hezbollah kills senior Nusra commander in Zabadani". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Senior Nusra commander killed". Al Bawaba. 6 August 2015.
  16. ^ Leith Fadel (9 July 2015). "Syrian Army and Hezbollah Control Half of Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  17. ^ Leith Fadel (12 July 2015). "Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Capture the Al-Zalah Neighborhood in Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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  19. ^ Leith Fadel (3 July 2015). "Breaking: The Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Begin the Al-Zabadani Offensive". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  20. ^ Leith Fadel (4 July 2015). "Battle Map and Analysis of Al-Zabadani Offensive". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Zabadani battles have claimed over 400 rebels, 60 Hezbollah fighters". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  22. ^ Victory Army negotiates with regime to receive Zabadani wounded
  23. ^ a b Leith Fadel (9 September 2015). "Hezbollah and the Syrian Army Steadily Advance in Al-Zabadani Amid the Harsh Sandstorm". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  24. ^ Leith Fadel (10 September 2015). "Jaysh Al-Islam's Counter-Assault Outside of Al-Zabadani Ends in Disaster: Over 30 Killed by Hezbollah". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  25. ^ Leith Fadel (13 September 2015). "Hezbollah and the Syrian Army Advance Deep into Al-Zabadani After Jaysh Al-Islam's Failed Attack". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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