Quneitra offensive (October 2015)

Quneitra offensive (October 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

The current military situation in Quineitra Governorate. Scene of fighting marked with black box.
  Syrian Army control
  Opposition control
  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date2–24 October 2015
(3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • Rebels capture the 4th Battalion base, Tall Ahmar and UN hill
  • Army recaptures all territory lost
Belligerents

Free Syrian Army

Jaish al-Haramoun

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Nabulsi Unknown
Units involved

Southern Front

Army of Conquest

  • Ahrar ash-Sham
  • Al-Nusra Front
  • Tahaluf Fatah al-Sham
  • Liwa al-Jihad
  • Tajamu al-Mujahideen Nawa
  • Liwa Ansar al-Haq
  • Liwa al-Umawayn al-Islami
  • Liwa Fursan al-Sunna
  • Harakat Shuhada al-Sham
Golan Regiment
Liwa Suqour al-Quneitra
90th Brigade
Casualties and losses
19–47 killed Unknown

The Quneitra offensive (October 2015) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture government-held positions in Quneitra Governorate at: Tall Ahmar, UN hill, Madinat al-Baath and Khan Arnabah. The objective was to break the government siege of Western Ghouta.