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2017 Jobar offensive
| 2017 Jobar offensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Syrian Arab Republic |
 Al-Rahman Legion[1][2] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Captain Abdul Nasr Shamir (al-Rahman Legion commander-in-chief)[3] Abu Saeed al-Basha(al-Rahman Legion commander) †[4] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Syrian Air Force |
Al-Rahman Legion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 400 killed (per SAA)[7] | ||||||
| 50 civilians killed[8] | |||||||
The 2017 Jobar offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the eastern outskirts of Damascus city, mainly the neighbourhood of Jobar and Ayn Tarma.[9]
- ^ "VIDEO: Syrian, Russian jets pummel east Damascus suburbs as troops advance". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Regime bombards Damascus district in attempt to pry eastern neighborhood from rebel forces". Syria Direct. 18 June 2017.
- ^ "In pictures: Islamist rebels assemble all available firepower to stop SAA offensive in east Damascus". 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Syrian Army annihilates Islamist leadership in east Damascus during early stage of Jobar offensive". 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Syrian Army captures large tunnel, neighborhood in east Damascus town". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "In pictures: Syrian Army throws another Republican Guard brigade into battle for Damascus". 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "400 rebels killed by the Syrian Army during east Damascus offensive". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "The Free Syrian Army condemns the attack on its headquarters in the eastern Ghouta". Al-Quds al-Arabi. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Rebels violate ceasefire: Damascus residential area shelled". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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