Daraa offensive (January 2015)

Daraa offensive (January 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map of the battle for Shaykh Maskin
Date24–31 January 2015
(1 week)
Location
Result

Rebel victory

Belligerents
Free Syrian Army[1]
Islamic Front[1]
al-Nusra Front[1]

Syrian Armed Forces

Hezbollah[2]
Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada[3][4]
Supported by:

Commanders and leaders
Col. Saber Safar[12]
Brig. Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi[13]
(Southern Command commander)
Brig. Assad al Zubi[1]
Capt. Abdul Hakim Eid[14]
(Black Islam Brigade commander)
Maj. Gen. Nadeem Squir Ayman  [15][16]
(Brigade 82 commander)
Col. Mohammad Jaber[17]
(Suqur al-Sahara commander)
Units involved

Southern Front

Southern Command[13]
Two al-Nusra battalions[13]

5th Mechanized Division[18]

7th Mechanized Division

Suqur al-Sahara[17]
Strength
Hundreds[9] Unknown
Casualties and losses
77–97 killed
[20][21][22][23][10][11]
17+ killed[6][11]

The Daraa offensive (January 2015), was a rebel offensive launched in Daraa Governorate during the Syrian civil war, in an attempt to capture the remaining Army positions in Shaykh Maskin,[24] and thus secure the Daraa–Damascus highway,[25] and other positions in Daraa province.[26]

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