Daraa offensive (June 2017)

Daraa offensive (June 2017)
Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War

Area of al-Balad district, Daraa, that was destroyed during the offensive
Date7–23 June 2017
(2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Daraa, Daraa Governorate, Syria
Result

Indecisive

Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

 Iran[1]
 Russia[2]
Allied militias:
Hezbollah[3][4]
Lebanese Ba'ath Party[5]
Liwa Fatemiyoun[6]

Bunyan al-Marsous operations room[7]

Commanders and leaders
Haidar Jalilund †[13]
(chief military adviser)
Hussein Ali Rabiha †[5]
(Lebanese Ba'ath Party commander)		 Ibrahim Abdullah[2]
(senior rebel commander)
Abu Shaimaa[9]
(al-Banyan al-Marsous operations room spokesman & commander)
Units involved

Syrian Army

Syrian Air Force
National Defence Forces
Iran Iranian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Southern Front[18]

Tahrir al-Sham

Strength
Unknown
c. 400 Lebanese Ba'ath Party fighters (alleged)[20]		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
17+ killed (pro-rebel claim by 13 June)[18] Unknown

The Daraa offensive (June 2017) was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the southern half of Daraa city. Rebels and government forces fought for control of the city's Palestinian refugee camp, a built-up residential area of the city.[18]

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