Southern Syria offensive (2024)
| Southern Syria offensive (2024) | |||||||||
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| Part of the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive and the Daraa Governorate campaign during the Syrian civil war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Syrian Government | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Ahmad al-Awda (after 6 December) |
Brig. Gen. Louay al-Ali Ahmad al-Awda (until 6 December) | ||||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Local armed group commander killed, and another wounded |
2 SAF first lieutenants killed 2 service members wounded | ||||||||
| 10 civilians killed (8 by Syrian Arab Army shelling) | |||||||||
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Beginning on 29 November 2024, southern Syrian opposition groups began assaults on Daraa Governorate and As-Suwayda Governorate in Southern Syria, along the nation's border with Jordan. The offensive was publicly announced as an effort by the Southern Operations Room coordinated with the Northwestern Syria offensive to implement a multi-front advance toward Damascus. The Syrian Armed Forces withdrew from their positions around the city of Daraa to reinforce Damascus but offered no resistance there, and southern opposition groups took Damascus in the early hours of 8 December, shortly before the arrival of northern opposition groups later that day.