Battle of Zabadani (2015)
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The Battle of Zabadani (2015) started in early July 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, as a military offensive launched by the Syrian Army, and Hezbollah to capture the rebel-held town of Al-Zabadani.
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Battle of Zabadani (2015) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Zabadani District (yellow) within the Rif Dimashq Governorate | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamic Front[1] (Joined August 15) |
Syrian Social Nationalist Party[11] Hezbollah al-Jabalawi Battalion[12] Palestine Liberation Army[13] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abdel-Rahman Kharita †[14][15] Zahran Alloush[1] |
Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub[16] Gen. Abdel Karim Rubash †[10] Qasem Soleimani | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Al-Zabadani Hawks Brigade[9][17] Jaysh al-Islam[1] |
Syrian Air Force[20] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500–2,000[7] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400+ killed,[21] 100–250 wounded[22] and 189 captured[23] (independently confirmed) 479+ killed (pro-government claim)[23][24][25] |
60–108 Hezbollah killed[21][26] 29 SAA killed[27] 2 SSNP killed[28] 1 PLA killed[29] 1 IRGC killed[10] |
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