Khan al-Shih offensive (October 2016)

Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016)
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign (Syrian Civil War)
Map of Damascus in October 2016. The Western Ghouta rebel pocket is in the southwest.
Date 1 October – 30 November 2016 (1 month and 4 weeks) Location Western Ghouta, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria Result Syrian Army victory Army captures the Khan al-Shih rebel pocket of Western Ghouta
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces	Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Ahrar al-Sham
Units involved
Syrian Army 1st Armoured Division 4th Armoured Division 42nd Brigade 47th Brigade 7th Infantry Division	Unknown
Strength
3,700+	1,450–1,946 (at the end of the offensive)

Syrian Army victory

Syrian Arab Republic

Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

Syrian Army

The Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016) was a Syrian Army offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate that was launched in early October 2016, as part of the Syrian Civil War. Its aim was to take control of the rebel-held part of western Ghouta. The main rebel stronghold in the region was the town of Khan al-Shih.

The offensive was launched on 1 October 2016, with the Army taking control of 10 kilometers of farmland around the town of Deir Khabiyeh, east of Khan al-Shih, within 24 hours. All of Deir Khabiyeh's farmland had been secured by 3 October. Ten days later, the military seized a former air-defense base west of Deir Khabiyeh, partially surrounding the town on its western and southern side. The following day, the Army captured Deir Khabiyeh, after which they turned their focus to Khan al-Shih.

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