Quneitra offensive (September 2016)

Quneitra offensive (September 2016)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
The military situation in Quineitra Governorate in 2016 - scene of fighting marked with black box.   Syrian Ba'athist Army control   Syrian Opposition control   Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant   Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date 10–17 September 2016 (1 week) Location Quneitra Governorate, Syrian territories (de jure Syrian Arab Republic) Status Indecisive Rebels captured two hills and several checkpoints[9] The Army recaptures all lost territory,[10] except Tal Al-Hamirat hill[11]
Belligerents
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Alwiya al-Furqan Bayt al-Maqdis[1] Ahrar al-Sham[2] Sadqa Wa'dah Movement[3] Free Syrian Army[4]	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Hezbollah[5] Jaysh al-Muwahhideen[6] SSNP[6] Rijal al-Karama[7] Kata’ib Humat al-Diyar[8]
Commanders and leaders
Abu Suhaib Al Tunisi †[12] (Jabhat Fatah commander) Mohammad Yusuf al-Sabihi †[12] (Jabhat Fatah commander) Amjad Abdul Hakim al-Balkhi †[12] (Jabhat Fatah commander) Abu al-Mossana al-Shami †[12] (Ahrar al-Sham senior commander) Baslan Fou'az Al-Masri †[3] (Sadqa Wa'dah Movement chief commander)	Brig. Gen. Osama Zahreddine[13] (Operations chief commander) Majid Himoud[5] (Golan Regiment’s Fist Battalion commander)
Units involved
Unknown	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 5th Armoured Division[6] 7th Infantry Division[14] 9th Armoured Division[15] 90th Brigade[10][16] National Defence Forces Golan Regiment[5] Quneitra Hawks Brigade[10] As-Suwayda NDF volunteers[6]
Casualties and losses
28 killed (per the SOHR)[17][18] 54 killed (per The Inside Source)[19] 70+ killed (per the Army)[16]	9 killed (per the SOHR)[20] Dozens killed (per The Inside Source)[19]

The Quneitra offensive (September 2016) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the government-held town of Hader, Quneitra Governorate.