Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018)
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The Southern Damascus offensive began on 19 April 2018 when the Syrian Armed Forces began to clear an enclave held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in southern Damascus in the Yarmouk Camp.
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Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018) | |||||||
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Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Map of the operation | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syria Palestinian Syrian militias[7] Hezbollah[8] Arab Nationalist Guard[9] Russia[10] |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hassan Yusuf Mohammad †[12] Saed Abd Al-Aal (WIA) (Free Palestine Movement)[13] | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Palestinian Syrian militias | Military of ISIL | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 1,500–2,500[17] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
273 killed[18][11] |
19 killed[11] 10 killed[11] | ||||||
73 civilians killed[18][20] |
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