Beit Jinn offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Situation in Beit Jinn as of 22 December Syrian Government control Free Syrian Army and Tahrir al-Sham control | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syrian Arab Republic Allied militias: Hezbollah[1][2] al-Imam al-Hussein Brigade (Iraqi Shia militia)[3] |
Itihad Quwat Jabal al-Sheikh (Union of Mount Hermon Forces) [4][1] Ajnad al-Sham Islamic UnionTahrir al-Sham [5] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Adnan Badur †[3] (7th Division head of artillery) Hayder al-Juburi[3] (Quwat Dir' al-Watan) Mohammed al-Hajj[6] (National Shield) Basim Ahmad al-Khatib †[3] Abu Mahdi †[6] |
Ayman Sami al-Taani †[7] Abu Saad Al-Maldifi †[8] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
National Defence Forces and other local militias[10]
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Omar bin al-Khattab Brigade[3] al-Ezz Brigade[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
95-117 killed[11] | Unknown |
The Beit Jinn offensive was a military operation by the Syrian Arab Army against opposition groups in the Western Ghouta area, starting on 28 November 2017.
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