2017 Jobar offensive

2017 Jobar offensive
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
Date20 June – 14 August 2017
(1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Result

Offensive stalled

  • Syrian Army advance on Jobar repelled by rebels.
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic Al-Rahman Legion
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Captain Abdul Nasr Shamir
(al-Rahman Legion commander-in-chief)
Abu Saeed al-Basha
(al-Rahman Legion commander) 
Units involved
Al-Rahman Legion
Casualties and losses
Unknown 400 killed (per SAA)
50 civilians killed

The 2017 Jobar offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the eastern outskirts of Damascus city, mainly the neighbourhood of Jobar and Ayn Tarma.