Quneitra offensive (October 2015)

Quneitra offensive (October 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

The current military situation in Quineitra Governorate. Scene of fighting marked with black box.
  Syrian Army control
  Opposition control
  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date2–24 October 2015
(3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Quneitra Governorate, Syria
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • Rebels capture the 4th Battalion base,[3] Tall Ahmar[4] and UN hill[5]
  • Army recaptures all territory lost[6]
Belligerents

Free Syrian Army[1]

Jaish al-Haramoun

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Nabulsi[7] Unknown
Units involved

Southern Front

Army of Conquest

Golan Regiment
Liwa Suqour al-Quneitra
90th Brigade[9]
Casualties and losses
19–47 killed[10][11][12][13] Unknown

The Quneitra offensive (October 2015) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture government-held positions in Quneitra Governorate at: Tall Ahmar, UN hill, Madinat al-Baath and Khan Arnabah. The objective was to break the government siege of Western Ghouta.

  1. ^ a b @Syria_Rebel_Obs (June 16, 2015). "#SRO | INFOGRAPHIC - EXCLUSIVE - Rebellion forces in Hermon Mount area (S-W #Syria) creating the Jaysh al-Haramon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c @archicivilians (June 16, 2015). "#Syria: Statement by "Jaysh al-Hermon" coalition about the ongoing battles/advances in N-#Qunaitra & SW-#RifDimashq" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNhill was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  7. ^ @Syria_Rebel_Obs (June 16, 2015). "#SRO | #FSA Southern Front commander Khaled al-Nabulsi visiting Jabhat Ansar al-#Islam leader near #Quneitra - #Syria" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @Charles_Lister (June 20, 2015). "There you have it - "Jaish al-Fateh in the Southern Region" (Deraa & Quneitra) has been established" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2015 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army and Popular Committees Launch Counter-Attack in the Golan Heights". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. ^ "About 10 rebels and soldiers killed in clashes in the countryside of al- Quneitera, while the regime forces shell the countryside of al- Hasakah". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  11. ^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army Repels the Islamist Rebels at Tal Al-Ahmar in the Golan Heights". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Helicopters target Darayya and more deaths in clashes at the countryside of Al-Quneitra". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Shelling on the countryside of Al-Quneitra and more casualties in the clashes". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2016.