As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018)

As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map the Suwayda Governorate
Date7–22 June 2018
(2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Suwayda and Rif Dimashq Governorates, Syria
Status

Indecisive

  • Syrian Army captures a number of towns, villages and many hills
  • ISIL retains control of a pocket of territory
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
SSNP
Al-Jabal Brigade
 Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Sharaf Mazen Ahmed Barakat  Unknown
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Eagles of the Whirlwind
Al-Jabal Brigade

  • Rocks of Urman Battalion
Military of ISIL
Casualties and losses
40 killed 31 killed

The As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018) began on 7 June in the rural parts of the Suwayda Governorate in southeastern Syria, after an evacuation deal was made between ISIL and the Syrian government concluding an anti-ISIL offensive in southern Damascus.