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Wadi Barada offensive (2016–17)

Wadi Barada offensive (2016–17)
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign and Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian Civil War
Wadi Barada bombed (2017).png
The Syrian Air Force launches an airstrike on a village in Wadi Barada.
Date 23 December 2016 – 29 January 2017
(1 month and 6 days)
Location Barada River valley, al-Zabadani District, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Result

Decisive Syrian Army and allies victory

  • Syrian Army captures the Barada river valley
Belligerents

Syria Syrian Arab Republic
 Russia(from 2017)
Hezbollah

State of Palestine Galilee Forces

Ahrar al-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Al-Nusra Front
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Ali Mahmoud
(leading operations commander)
Col. Ghayath Galla
(leading operations co-commander)
Gen. Maher al-Assad
(4th Armoured Division commander)
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ghadban †
(Syrian Army commander & chief negotiator)

Abu al-Baraa
(Ahrar al-Sham commander)

Syrian opposition Col. Hammoud Douka †
(FSA top commander)
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

  • Saraya Ahl al-Sham
    • Western Qalamoun Union
      • Levant Liberation Army
        • Martyr Mohammed Qassem Brigade
  • Abdal al-Sham
  • Zabandani Hawks Brigade

Ahrar al-Sham

  • Al-Hamza Battalion
Noun project 758.svg Joint Defence Alliance
Strength
5,000+ 2,000+ (as of 1 January 2017)
500 (pro-government claim, after 26 January 2017)
Casualties and losses
7+ killed (January 2017) 10+ killed,
700 surrendered (SOHR claim)
2,600 surrendered (government claim)
21+ civilians killed, 23 wounded (December 2016, January 2017);
50,000 displaced

Decisive Syrian Army and allies victory

Syria Syrian Arab Republic
 Russia(from 2017)
Hezbollah

Ahrar al-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army


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