As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018)
Military campaign in southern Syria against ISIL / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018) began on 6 August 2018, in rural areas of the Suwayda Governorate in southeast Syria after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members committed a string of suicide bombings and gun attacks.[22]
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As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia (since 5 October)[6] Hezbollah[7][8] SSNP[9] Palestine Liberation Army Mountain Brigade[10] | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brig. Gen. Suhail Abbas (WIA)[11] Mohammad Sahlab ("Abu Ali") †[12] Brig. Gen. Walid Mari al-Kurdi †[13][14][15] | Abu Hajer Al-Shishani †[16][17] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Eagles of the Whirlwind
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Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 1,000–1,200[20] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
245 killed (per SOHR)[21] | 428 killed(per SOHR)[21] |
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