Dahiyat Harasta or Dahiyat al-Assad ( ar, ضاحية حرستا or ضاحية الأسد, literally: Harasta Suburb or al-Assad Suburb) is a suburb in southern Syria, administratively part of the
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate ( ar, محافظة ريف دمشق, ', literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the ...
, located northeast of
Damascus, near
Harasta
Harasta ( ar, حرستا, Ḥarastā, syr, ܚܪܣܬܐ, Ḥarastā), also known as ''Harasta al-Basal'' or ''Hirista'', is a city and northeastern suburb of Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Syria. Harasta has an altitude of 702 meters. It has a population ...
in
Eastern Ghouta.
History
The suburb was established in 1982 by
Hafez al-Assad to house
Syrian Arab Army
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officers and their families.
On 4 September 2015, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that dozens of shells landed on Dahiyat al- Assad, information reported casualties. The clashes took place between the regime forces and allied militiamen against the rebel and Islamist factions.
On 10 September 2015, non-State armed opposition groups made advances from Eastern Ghouta towards Tall al-Kurdi and reached positions close to
Adra Prison and Dahiyat al-Assad. Around 15,000 civilians were temporarily displaced from Dahiyat al-Asad and surrounding areas as a result. Government forces subsequently halted the advances in Dahiyat al-Asad.
On 12 September 2015, rebels pushed into the town of Dhahiyat Al-Assad, but were reportedly pushed back by the
National Defence Forces (NDF).
Around 200 men of the 105th Brigade of the
Republican Guard
A republican guard, sometimes called a national guard, is a state organization of a country (often a republic, hence the name ''Republican'') which typically serves to protect the head of state and the government, and thus is often synonymous wit ...
were brought in as reinforcements to recapture two hills overlooking Dhahiyat Al-Assad.
See also
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Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015)
The Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015), or the battle of "Allah al-Ghalib", was a battle launched by the rebels around Tall Kurdi, Adra and Harasta in Eastern Ghouta.
The offensive
On 11 September, the Jaysh al-Islam grouping launched t ...
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Populated places in Douma District
Suburbs of Damascus