Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013)
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The Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013) refers to a rebel offensive during the Syrian Civil War in the Rif Dimashq Governorate (which surrounds Damascus) which started in November 2012, and a subsequent attempted Syrian Army counterattack in January 2013. Thomson Reuters described rebels as "ramping up attacks on Damascus" in late November[13] and BBC News described the 29 November government counterattack as "an unprecedented offensive against rebel-held districts in the east of the city".[14]
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Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign) | |||||||
Frontlines in Rif Dimashq from November 2012 to February 2013 Syrian government control
Opposition control
Contested
For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see here. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Liwa al-Islam | Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas[6] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Khaled al-Haboush (Damascus Military Council commander) Sheikh Zahran Alloush (WIA)[7] (Liwa al-Islam commander) Bashir al-Ajweh †[citation needed] (Ghouta Martyrs Brigade commander) Anas Mohammed Al Baghdadi †[citation needed] (Rakan Al Dine Brigade commander) Saari Fashikou †[citation needed] (Member of Damascus Military Council) Maher Al Satlah Abou Omar †[citation needed] (Brigade of Islam Leader) |
Bashar Al-Assad Mohammad al-Shaar (WIA) (Minister of the Interior) Issam Zahreddine[8] (Republican Guard Brigade 104 commander) Ahmed Jibril (PFLP – GC)[9] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
unknown |
3rd Armoured Division 4th Armoured Division 10th Mechanised Division 11th Armoured Division Republican Guard | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,500 fighters[10]
| 70,000 soldiers,[12] 500 tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
865+ fighters killed[citation needed] | 2,925+ soldiers killed[citation needed] | ||||||
1,000+ civilians killed |
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