Damascus offensive (2013)

Damascus offensive
	Part of the Syrian civil war (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign)
	; Frontlines in Rif Dimashq from February to March 2013 Syrian government control Opposition control Contested
Date	6 February – 25 March 2013; (1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Damascus, Syria
Result	Partial rebel victory Rebels capture parts of the ring road on the edge of Damascus and the city's Jobar district in early February; Rebels capture the Qaboun and Kafar Souseh districts in late March; Government forces launch a counter-offensive to the east of Damascus in late March;
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army; Syrian Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham; ; Al-Nusra Front; ;	Syrian government; Hezbollah; PFLP–GC; Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas
Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Haboush; (Damascus Military Council commander); Sheikh Zahran Alloush; (Liwa al-Islam brigade commander); Abou Al Nour †; (Al Hendesah Brigade Leader); Naim Faysal Fiyad †; (Ahfad Omar Brigade Leader); Bashar Rez Abou Yassine †; (Ahfad Omar Brigade Leader); Mahmoud Al Aqrae †; (Farouk Al Sham Brigade leader); Ali Mahmoud Afouf †; (Dera Al Asemah Brigade Leader); Mohamed Al Haj Sulaymane †; (Al Mujahid Brigade Leader)	Bashar al-Assad; Issam Zahreddine; (Republican Guard Brigade 104 commander); Ali Abdullah Ayyoub; (Chief of staff); Ahmed Jibril (PFLP – GC); Ali Smender † (National Defence Front for Syria)
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Damascus Military Council; Al Hendesah Brigade; Ahfad Omar Brigade; Farouk Al Sham Brigade; Dera Al Asemah Brigade; Al Mujahid Brigade; Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Liwa al-Islam; ; ; Ahrar al-Sham Battalions of Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib; ;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Arab Army Republican Guard; 1st Armoured Division; 3rd Armoured Division; 4th Armoured Division; 10th Mechanised Division; 14th Special Forces Division; ; National Defence Forces; Syrian Air Force; ; Jihad Jibril Brigades;
Strength
4,500 fighters 750–1,000 al-Nusra fighters; ;	70,000 soldiers, 1000+ tanks
Casualties and losses
735+ fighters killed	4,400+ soldiers killed

The Damascus offensive refers to a series of rebel operations that began in early February 2013 in and around the city of Damascus.