Daraa offensive (February–June 2017)
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The Daraa offensive (February–June 2017), code named as the battle of "Death Rather than Humiliation" (Arabic: الموت ولا المذلة) by the rebels,[12] was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels against positions of the Syrian Arab Army in the Manshiyah District of Daraa city, in southern Syria, during the Syrian Civil War.
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Daraa offensive (February–June 2017) | |||||||
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Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Map of the situation in Daraa city, as of 21 April 2017 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bunyan al-Marsous operations room[6]
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Iran[11] Russia[12] Hezbollah[13] Fatah al-Intifada[14] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ibrahim Abdullah[12] (senior rebel commander) Abu Shaimaa[8] (Banyan al-Marsous operations room spokesman & commander) Umran Tawfiq Al-Amri †[15](Ahfad Al-Rasoul Brigade commander) |
Brig. Gen. Issa Abdul Karim Mohammed †[16][17] Unidentified Syrian Army lieutenant colonel [13] Col. Mustafa Zal Nejad †[11] (IRGC commander) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Syrian Air Force
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
278+ killed (per gov. sources)[25] | ~300 killed, 500+ wounded (per the rebels)[26][27] | ||||||
12+ civilians killed[8] |
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