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The campaign of the province of Daraa, which began on 14 November 2011 is a part of the Syrian Civil War, consisting of several battles and offensives in the province of southern Syria.


Offensives

* Daraa Governorate clashes (2011–13): Series of military clashes that started since the Civil Uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, until late 2013. The FSA captures several districts. * 2013 Daraa offensive: Launched by the Opposition to seize border areas in the governorate. * Daraa offensive (October 2014): Rebels seize more Syrian Army-held territories. *
First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin The Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin ( ar, معركة الشيخ مسكين الأولى) started with a Syrian Arab Army attempt, during the Syrian Civil War, Syrian civil war in Daraa Governorate, to capture Al-Shaykh Maskin and thus secure the ...
: Rebels capture part of
Al-Shaykh Maskin Al-Shaykh Maskin ( ar, الشيخ مسكين, Al-Sheikh Meskīn), also spelled Sheikh Maskīn, Sheikh Miskeen, is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located north of Daraa. Nearby localities include Ibta' and ...
from the Syrian Arab Army. * Daraa offensive (January 2015): Rebels finally capture all of
Al-Shaykh Maskin Al-Shaykh Maskin ( ar, الشيخ مسكين, Al-Sheikh Meskīn), also spelled Sheikh Maskīn, Sheikh Miskeen, is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located north of Daraa. Nearby localities include Ibta' and ...
. *
2015 Southern Syria offensive The 2015 Southern Syria offensive, code-named "Operation Martyrs of Quneitra", was an offensive launched in southern Syria during the Syrian Civil War by the Syrian Arab Army, Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces. Government ...
: Syrian army retakes Deir al-Adas and surrounding areas. *
Battle of Bosra (2015) The Battle of Bosra refers to a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the city of Bosra. The battle On 21 March 2015, the offensive was launched by rebels on Syrian Army positions in and ...
: Rebels capture
Bosra Bosra ( ar, بُصْرَىٰ, Buṣrā), also spelled Bostra, Busrana, Bozrah, Bozra and officially called Busra al-Sham ( ar, بُصْرَىٰ ٱلشَّام, Buṣrā al-Shām), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Dara ...
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Battle of Nasib Border Crossing The Battle of Nasib Border Crossing was a battle on 1 April 2015 during the Syrian Civil War that resulted in anti-government rebels capturing the Nasib Border Crossing, the last Syria government-held border crossing with Jordan. The battle On ...
: Rebels capture the
Nasib Border Crossing The Nasib Border Crossing ( ar, مركز نصيب الحدودي) is an international Jordan–Syria border, border crossing between Syria and Jordan. It is one of the busiest border crossings in Syria and is situated on the Damascus-Amman interna ...
and take control of the Syrian-Jordan border. *
Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) The Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) (titled "The battle of the crushing of the tyrants" by the Southern Front) was launched in eastern Daraa Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, by the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army and ...
: Rebel take Brigade 52, al-Rakham, al-Meleha al-Gharbia, al-Koum checkpoint, and Sakakah. *
Daraa offensive (June–July 2015) The Daraa offensive ("Operation Southern Storm" or "Aasefat al-Janoub") was a rebel operation in the Daraa Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War. It was led by the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army and also included the Army of Conquest "s ...
: Syrian army withstand rebel attack across Daraa city. *
Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds ...
: The Syrian Government forces recapture
Al-Shaykh Maskin Al-Shaykh Maskin ( ar, الشيخ مسكين, Al-Sheikh Meskīn), also spelled Sheikh Maskīn, Sheikh Miskeen, is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located north of Daraa. Nearby localities include Ibta' and ...
from rebels control. *
Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) The Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) was a military operation of two groups allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and the Islamic Muthanna Movement, against Syrian opposition forces ...
: Rebels capture
ISIL An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ...
-controlled territory. *
Daraa offensive (February–June 2017) The Daraa offensive (February–June 2017), code named as the battle of "Death Rather than Humiliation" ( ar, الموت ولا المذلة) by the rebels, was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels against positions of the Syrian Arab Ar ...
: A joint
Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) (, transliteration: ', "Organization for the Liberation of the Levant" or "Levant Liberation Committee"), commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, is a Sunni Islamist political and armed organisation involved in the ...
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Jaish al-Islam Army of Islam ( ar, جَيش الإسلام ''Jaysh al-Islām''), officially The Army of Islam Group in Jerusalem (''Jama'at Jaysh al-Islam fi Bayt al-Maqdis''), is a Salafi Jihadism, Salafi Jihadist militant organization in the Gaza Strip. It ...
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Ahrar al-Sham Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya ( ar-at, حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية, Ḥarakat Aḥrāru š-Šām al-Islāmiyah, lit=Islamic Movement of the Freemen of the Levant), commonly referred to as Ahrar al-Sham, is a coalition ...
and Southern Front attack captures most of the al-Manishiyah District of Daraa city. *
Southwestern Daraa offensive (February 2017) The Southwestern Daraa offensive (February 2017) was launched by an ISIL affiliate, the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army, in the southwest of Syria near the Golan Heights and on the border with Israel and Jordan. The offensive In preparation for th ...
: ISIL captures rebel-controlled territory. * Daraa offensive (June 2017): Syrian army captures at least 50% of the Daraa Refugee Camp. *
2018 Southern Syria offensive The 2018 Southern Syria offensive, code-named Operation Basalt ( ar, عملية البازلت), was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies against the rebels and ISIL in Southern Syria. The fighting began with ...
: Syrian army captures majority of the Daraa Province. *
Daraa insurgency The Daraa insurgency is an ongoing conflict being waged against the Syrian government and allies by various anti-government forces in Daraa Governorate as part of the on-going Syrian civil war. Insurgent activity began in late 2018, but drasti ...
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2020 Daraa clashes The March 2020 Daraa clashes was an armed conflict between rebel fighters aligned with the Free Syrian Army and Syrian government forces in the Daraa Governorate. Clashes began after the start of a government security operation against FSA insur ...
, 2021 Daraa clashes): An ongoing insurgency waged by rebel remnants in Daraa. Large-scale clashes occur in 2020 and 2021


Maps 2012–2018


References

Battles of the Syrian civil war Daraa Governorate in the Syrian civil war Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2011 Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2012 Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2013 Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2014 Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2015 Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2016 Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2017 {{Syrian Civil War