2021 Daraa offensive
| 2021 Daraa offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Daraa insurgency of the Syrian civil war | |||||||||
Locations of the clashes | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Syrian Government |
Reconciled rebels Syrian opposition loyalists 8th Brigade of the 5th Assault Corps (occasional clashes) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Firas Issa Unnamed Brigadier † |
Unknown Mohamed Hilal Zatima † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Anti-government militants Armed locals | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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26 killed 40 captured | 17 killed | ||||||||
| 22 civilians killed | |||||||||
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The 2021 Daraa offensive was an offensive between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces in the Daraa Governorate, as part of the Daraa insurgency. The offensive saw heavy clashes throughout the governorate, particularly in the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood, which was besieged by government troops.
The clashes were the fiercest Daraa had witnessed since the Syrian Army 2018 offensive.
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