Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016)

Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016)
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign (Syrian Civil War)

Map of Damascus in October 2016. The Western Ghouta rebel pocket is in the southwest.
Date1 October – 30 November 2016
(1 month, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Western Ghouta, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • Army captured the Khan al-Shih rebel pocket of Western Ghouta
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Jabhat Fateh al-Sham 

Ahrar al-Sham 
Units involved

Syrian Army

 Unknown
Strength
3,700+ 1,450–1,846 (at the end of the offensive)

The Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016) was a Syrian Army offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate that was launched in early October 2016, as part of the Syrian Civil War. Its aim was to take control of the rebel-held part of western Ghouta. The main rebel stronghold in the region was the town of Khan al-Shih.

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