Qalamoun offensive (2017)
| Qalamoun offensive (2017) | ||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon and Syrian Civil War | ||||||||
Battle of Western Qalamoun (2013–2017) Syrian Government & Hezbollah control
Lebanese Government & Hezbollah control
Syrian Opposition control
For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see here. | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Hezbollah Syrian Arab Republic Iran Lebanon Support: United States |
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Free Syrian Army | Islamic State | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary-General of Hezbollah) Qasem Soleimani Michel Aoun (Commander-in-chief) Joseph Aoun (Commander of the LAF) |
Abu Malek al-Tali (HTS emir of Qalamoun) |
Muawfaq Abu al-Sus (ISIL emir of Qalamoun) Ahmad Wahid al-Abd (ISIL commander and high-ranking jurist) | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
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4,000 fighters 3,000 troops | 1,500 militants | 600 militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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24 fighters killed 3 soldiers killed | 150 militants killed |
20 militants killed 100+ militants surrendered | ||||||
The Qalamoun offensive (2017) was a military operation launched by Hezbollah, the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, and later the Lebanese Armed Forces, against members of Tahrir al-Sham and the Islamic State (IS) on the Lebanon–Syria border. The Lebanese Army denied any coordination with Hezbollah or the Syrian Army.