Back هجوم درعا والسويداء (يونيو 2015) Arabic Ofensiva de Daraa y As-Suwayda (junio de 2015) Spanish Bataille de la Brigade 52 French
| Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:2015_Suwayda_Offensive.svg) Map showing the rebel advances and government counterattack | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Free Syrian Army Islamic Front[1] |
 Syrian Arab Republic | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Col. Ziad Salamat (WIA)[7] Lt. Col. Najm[8] |
Brig. Gen. Issam Zahreddine[9] Brig. Gen. Abdul-karim al-Haimi[10] (al-Thula airbase commander) Brigade 52 garrison commander Col. Loay al-Salem †[11](head air intelligence in as-Suwayda) Col. Wael Kamel Hadad †[12] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Jaysh al-Islam[1] Ahrar ash-Sham[14] |
 Jaysh al-Muwahhideen[16] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 2,000 (Southern Front claim)[17] | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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36 killed (SOHR claim)[18][19] 125+ killed (government claim)[20][21] |
28 killed and 3 captured (SOHR claim)[18][22] 83 killed (Southern Front claim)[17] 1 Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft lost[23] 7 BMP-1s & 3 T-72 tanks captured[24] | ||||||||
The Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) (titled "The battle of the crushing of the tyrants" by the Southern Front)[25] was launched in eastern Daraa Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, by the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army and allied Islamic Front rebel group against government positions in and around the 52nd Mechanized Brigade base[24] (Liwa 52),[26] which housed an infantry unit, an artillery battalion and a T-72 tank battalion.[27] The offensive moved directly onto nearby al-Thula airbase in western As-Suwayda Governorate after the swift capture of Brigade 52.[4] However, after initially managing to capture parts of the airbase, the rebels were forced to withdraw.[6]
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State media also posted pictures claiming to be of Syrian troops, including the prominent commander General Issam Zahreddine, in the village of Thala close to the base.
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washingtonpostwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b sohranas (11 June 2015). "Exchange of detainees for bodies of the regime forces took place in Daraa, while more civilians killed in the countryside of Daraa". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ sohranas (11 June 2015). "The regime forces shell al- Zabadani and the Eastern Ghouta, while a shell wounds some people in the center of Damascus". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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- ^ Alessandria Masi (11 June 2015). "Syrian Rebel Gains In Daraa Put Opposition And Regime In A Tug-Of-War For Syria's Druze Population". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b "In Southern Syria, a Rebel Offensive Begins". Stratfor. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
The government in Damascus was broadly aware of an impending assault on their southern positions and had been preparing defenses for months. The fact that the 52nd Mechanized Brigade collapsed quickly despite advanced planning indicates the degree to which the Syrian military has been weakened. The rebels seized considerable equipment and weaponry from the base, including at least seven BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles and several T-72 tanks, as well as weapons and munitions.
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The opposition labeled the attack "the battle of the crushing of the tyrants"
- ^ "Syrian rebels capture army base in south: rebels, monitor". Reuters. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Syrian rebel forces seize major military base from government". The Guardian. AP. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.