Battle of Bosra (2015)
Rebel operation in the Syrian Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Bosra refers to a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the city of Bosra.
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Battle of Bosra | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Map showing the rebel offensive to seize Bosra | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Free Syrian Army Islamic Muthanna Movement[2] Jabhat al-Nusra[3] | Imam al-Hussein Brigade[5] | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Gen. Bashar al-Zoubi (Southern Front leader) Ahmad Alouda (Shabab alsunna brigade leader) |
Abu Kadhim Khudr †[5] (Imam al-Hussein Brigade commander) | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
52nd Brigade 17th Brigade[6] | |||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
21–25 killed[7][6] | Unknown | ||||||||
4 civilians killed[8][9] |
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