Daraa Governorate campaign

Daraa Governorate campaign
Part of Syrian Civil War
Date 14 November 2011 – 5 September 2021 (9 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)[1] Location Daraa Governorate, Syria Result Syrian government victory[2]
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic  Iran  Russia Palestine Liberation Army Hezbollah LAAG Support:  Iraq  Lebanon	Free Syrian Army Tahrir al-Sham (since 2017) Al-Nusra Front (until 2017) Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Khalid ibn al-Walid Army Wilayat Hawran

The campaign of the province of Daraa, which began on 14 November 2011 is a part of the Syrian Civil War, consisting of several battles and offensives in the province of southern Syria.

Offensives

• Daraa Governorate clashes (2011–13): Series of military clashes that started since the Civil Uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, until late 2013. The FSA captures several districts.
• 2013 Daraa offensive: Launched by the Opposition to seize border areas in the governorate.
• Daraa offensive (October 2014): Rebels seize more Syrian Army-held territories.
• First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin: Rebels capture part of Al-Shaykh Maskin from the Syrian Arab Army.
• Daraa offensive (January 2015): Rebels finally capture all of Al-Shaykh Maskin.
• 2015 Southern Syria offensive: Syrian army retakes Deir al-Adas and surrounding areas.
• Battle of Bosra (2015): Rebels capture Bosra.
• Battle of Nasib Border Crossing: Rebels capture the Nasib Border Crossing and take control of the Syrian-Jordan border.
• Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015): Rebel take Brigade 52, al-Rakham, al-Meleha al-Gharbia, al-Koum checkpoint, and Sakakah.
• Daraa offensive (June–July 2015): Syrian army withstand rebel attack across Daraa city.
• Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin: The Syrian Government forces recapture Al-Shaykh Maskin from rebels control.
• Daraa offensive (March–April 2016): Rebels capture ISIL-controlled territory.
• Daraa offensive (February–June 2017): A joint Tahrir al-Sham, Jaish al-Islam, Ahrar al-Sham and Southern Front attack captures most of the al-Manishiyah District of Daraa city.
• Southwestern Daraa offensive (February 2017): ISIL captures rebel-controlled territory.
• Daraa offensive (June 2017): Syrian army captures at least 50% of the Daraa Refugee Camp.
• 2018 Southern Syria offensive: Syrian army captures majority of the Daraa Province.
• Daraa insurgency (2020 Daraa clashes, 2021 Daraa clashes): An insurgency waged by rebel remnants in Daraa largely suppressed, only low level violence continues. Large-scale clashes occur in 2020 and 2021.

Maps 2012–2018

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