Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013)

Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign)
	; Frontlines in Rif Dimashq from March to August 2013 Syrian Government control Opposition control Contested For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see here.
Date	26 March – 22 August 2013; (4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Rif Dimashq, Syria
Result	Syrian government victory Syrian Army captures the towns of Jdaidet al-Fadl, Jdeidit Artouz, Otaiba, Qaysa, Jarba, Harran Al-Awamid and Abadeh cutting the main rebel supply line into Damascus; Syrian Army surrounds the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area; Syrian Army surrounds and partially advances into the rebel-held Qaboun, Barzeh and Jobar suburbs; Ghouta gas attacks leave 281–1,729 people dead; Syrian Army launches a new offensive less than a month later;
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Liwa al-Islam; ; ; Syrian Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham; ; Battalions of Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib; Al-Nusra Front; ; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Hezbollah; Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas; LAAG
Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Haboush; (Damascus Military Council commander); Abu Mohammad al-Julani (WIA); (al-Nusra Front commander); Abu Hamza al-Midani ; (Abd Allah ibn Abbas Brigade commander)	Bashar al-Assad; Issam Zahreddine; (Republican Guard Brigade 104 commander)
Units involved
Unknown	3rd Armoured Division; 4th Armoured Division; 10th Mechanised Division; 11th Armoured Division; Republican Guard
Strength
20,000 fighters 750–1,000 al-Nusra fighters;	70,000 soldiers, 500 tanks
Casualties and losses
2,125+ fighters killed	1,150+ soldiers killed

The Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013) was a Syrian government forces and allies offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate that was launched in late March 2013, as part of the Syrian Civil War.