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2018 Southern Syria offensive
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The 2018 Southern Syria offensive, code-named Operation Basalt (Arabic: عملية البازلت), was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies against the rebels and ISIL in Southern Syria. The fighting began with a surprise attack on rebel-held areas in the eastern part of the Daraa Governorate in an attempt to fracture rebel-held lines and weaken morale, ahead of their offensive in the greater Southern Syria region.[53]
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2018 Southern Syria offensive | ||||||||
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Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | ||||||||
![]() Map of the operation Syrian Army control
Syrian Opposition control
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control
Reconciliation areas with no Syrian government presence | ||||||||
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![]() (Criterion Brigades) ![]() ![]() (Army of Free Tribes) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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40,000[44] |
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Casualties and losses | ||||||||
309 killed[48][26][49] | 205 killed[48][50] |
310 killed,[26][50][49] 150–200 captured[51][52] | ||||||
236 civilians killed[48][49] |
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