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2015 Southern Syria offensive
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The 2015 Southern Syria offensive, code-named "Operation Martyrs of Quneitra",[32] was an offensive launched in southern Syria during the Syrian Civil War by the Syrian Arab Army, Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces.[33] Government forces also include Iranian sponsored Afghani Shi'ite volunteer militias.[29] The name "Operation Martyrs of Quneitra" refers to the January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident, in which several high level Hezbollah and IRGC members were killed in an Israeli strike.[34]
2015 Southern Syria offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
![]() Syrian Government control
Opposition control
Contested | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada[9] Jaysh al-Wafaa[10] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() (Southern Front leader) ![]() ![]() (leader of the First Army)[12] ![]() (top military leader of al-Nusra Front in Southern Syria)[13][14] |
![]() ![]() ![]() (5th Mechanized Division) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Liwa Fatemiyoun leader)[20] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2,500[23] |
5,000[23] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
294 killed (Syrian Army claim)[24] 300 killed and wounded (rebel claim)[25] |
63 killed (Syrian Army claim)[26][27][28][29] 43 killed, 10–12 executed, 40 captured (SOHR claim)[8][30][31] 400 killed (rebel claim)[25] |
After Syrian troops and their allies captured 15 towns, villages and hills,[1][2][3] the operation slowed[35] and stalled[25] during attempts to advance on Kafr Shams and Kafr Nasij.[36] The gains by pro-government troops were described as limited,[35] while the pro-Damascus As-Safir reported the gains were a "devastating" defeat for the rebels.[37] Most viewed the offensive as unsuccessful,[38][39][40][41][42] with the rebels "weathering"[43] the "collapsed" offensive.[44]