Wadi Barada offensive (2016–2017)
Military operation against rebel-held villages by the Syrian Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wadi Barada offensive (2016–2017) was a military operation against rebel-held villages in the Barada River valley by the Syrian Army and allied forces, including pro-government militias and Lebanese Hezbollah between December 2016 and January 2017. The Barada River valley includes the village of Ain al-Fijah which holds a water spring that provides drinking water to towns throughout the Rif Dimashq Governorate.[24]
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Wadi Barada offensive (2016–2017) | |||||||
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Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign and Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
The Syrian Air Force launches an airstrike on a village in Wadi Barada. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syrian Arab Republic |
Ahrar al-Sham | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brig. Gen. Ali Mahmoud[7] (leading operations commander) Col. Ghayath Galla[7] (leading operations co-commander) Gen. Maher al-Assad[8] (4th Armoured Division commander) Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ghadban †[9] (Syrian Army commander & chief negotiator) |
Abu al-Baraa (Hassan Soufan)[10] (FSA top commander) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
5,000+[17] |
2,000+ (as of 1 January 2017)[18][better source needed] 500 (pro-government claim, after 26 January 2017)[19][better source needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7+ killed (January 2017)[20] |
Unknown killed 700 surrendered (SOHR claim)[21] 2,600 surrendered (government claim)[19] | ||||||
21+ civilians killed, 23 wounded (December 2016, January 2017);[10][22] 50,000 displaced[23] |
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