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Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2015–2016)
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The Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin was an offensive by the Syrian Army to capture the town of Al-Shaykh Maskin in the Daraa Governorate and secure the Daraa–Damascus highway.
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Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2015–2016) | |||||||||
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Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
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2,500[8] | Unknown | ||||||||
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210 killed,[9] 250+ wounded[10] | 98 killed[1] |
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