Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015)

Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Siege of eastern Ghouta
Date11–27 September 2015
(2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Result Partial Rebel victory
Territorial
changes
  • Rebels capture Tell Kurdi and its industrial district, Harasta Central Military Security Branch and electrical station
Belligerents
UMCEG
Islamic Front
Free Syrian Army

Syrian Arab Republic

Palestine Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Zahran Alloush Brig. Gen. Qassam Mahmoud Shehada [1]
Col. Mohamed Ali Zaatar [2]
Units involved

Jaysh al-Islam[3]

Al-Rahman Legion[3]

Republican Guard

Strength
Unknown 200 soldiers
(reinforcements)[4]
Casualties and losses
170+ killed (pro-gov claim) [6][7][8][9][10][11] 41+ killed[12]

The Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015), or the battle of "Allah al-Ghalib", was a battle launched by the rebels around Tall Kurdi, Adra and Harasta in Eastern Ghouta.

  1. ^ "مقتل العميد الركن الفلسطيني الأصل قاسم شحادة". سوريتي (in Arabic). 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Abdurahman Harkoush". Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b Master (9 September 2015). "Al- Rahman Legion and al- Islam Army establish a joint operation room in the Eastern Ghouta". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference republican was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (17 January 2017). "Quwat Dir' Al-Qalamoun: Shifting Militia Links". Syria Comment. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference security was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference losses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference 11rebels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army Counters Jaysh Al-Islam's Offensive East of Damascus". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  10. ^ Leith Fadel. "Hezbollah and the Syrian Army Advance in Al-Zabadani and the Damascus Countryside". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  11. ^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army Pounds Jaysh Al-Islam in the East Ghouta: Significant Losses Near Damascus". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference 41killed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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