As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018)

As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Date	6 August – 19 November 2018; (3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Suwayda and Rif Dimashq Governorates, Syria
Status	Syrian government victory Syrian Army captures the Al-Suwayda part of the ISIL enclave; Syrian Army captures peak of the volcanic Al-Safa plateau on 17 November;
Belligerents
Syrian Government; Russia (since 5 October); Hezbollah; SSNP; Palestine Liberation Army; Mountain Brigade	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Suhail Abbas (WIA); Mohammad Sahlab ("Abu Ali") †; Brig. Gen. Walid Mari al-Kurdi †	Abu Hajer Al-Shishani †
Units involved
Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Arab Army Republican Guard "Kadish" forces; ; 4th Armoured Division; 1st Corps 5th Mechanized Division; 9th Armoured Division; 15th Special Forces Division; ; 2nd Corps 1st Armoured Division; 10th Mechanized Division; 14th Special Forces Division; ; 3rd Corps 3rd Armoured Division; ; ; Syrian Air Force; National Defense Force; ; Russian Armed Forces Aerospace Forces; ; Eagles of the Whirlwind; Mountain Brigade Rocks of Urman Battalion; ;	Military of ISIL
Strength
Unknown	1,000–1,200
Casualties and losses
245 killed (per SOHR)	428 killed (per SOHR)

The As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018) began on 6 August 2018, in rural areas of the Suwayda Governorate in southeast Syria after the Islamic State (IS) members committed a string of suicide bombings and gun attacks.