Al-Bunyan al-Marsous Operations Room

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Al-Bunyan al-Marsous Operations Room [1]
Active regions
Part ofCentral Operations Room [3]
Opponents Syrian Arab Army [4]

Hezbollah [5]

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps [6]
Battles and wars Syrian civil war

The Al-Bunyan al-Marsous Operations Room [7] (also transliterated as al-Banyan al-Marsous Operations Room) [4] is a coalition of insurgent groups active in Daraa Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.

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Composition

The operations room includes southern factions of the Free Syrian Army, Jaysh Al-Yarmouk, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham, [8] Jaysh al-Islam [1] and Jamaat Bayt al-Maqdis al-Islamiya. [9] Members of the Islamic Muthanna Movement defected from ISIS in late March 2016, forming the al-Murabitin Brigade. The brigade emphasized that it was part of the operations room. [7]

History

The operations room launched a battle for the al-Manshiyah neighborhood in Daraa in February 2017, [10] to control the Daraa Border Crossing. [11] The battle lasted until May 2017. [12]

The spokesperson of the operations room is Abu Shaimaa. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Thomas Joscelyn (13 February 2017). "Jihadists and other rebels assault Syrian regime positions in southern city". Long War Journal . Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ""Tahrir al-Sham's" Steps to Enhance Its Presence in Daraa". Enab Baladi. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. "The Southern Battle of Syria Field Developments and Actors' Positions". Jusoor. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Walid Al Nofal; Lina Eghzawi; Alaa Rateb; Justin Schuster (20 June 2017). "Assad forces nearly reach Jordan border in midnight stealth operation". Syria Direct . Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ahmad Abazeid (22 June 2017). "The Battle for Deraa and Iran's Plans in the South". Atlantic Council . Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 ""البنيان المرصوص" توضِّح سبب معركة "الموت ولا المذلة" وتذكر الفصائل المشاركة" (in Arabic). 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "ISIS deserters form new militia southern Syria". ARA News. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. "Fragmentation of Fronts and Gradual Annexation in Syria and Iraq". Future UAE. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. "Al-Bonyan al-Mrsous illustrates the reason for the battle, "Death vs Humiliating"". El-Dorar. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. Walid Al Nofal; Madeline Edwards; Ahmad Yassin; Mohammed al-Falouji (14 February 2017). "Regime escalates punishing campaign on Daraa city after rebels bet on risky offensive to keep Jordan border point". Syria Direct . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. Haid Haid (21 February 2017). "What is the Significance of the Fight in Southern Syria?". Atlantic Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  12. Gregory Waters (11 September 2017). "The Battle for Manshiyah: A Victory in 100 Pictures". Bellingcat . Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  13. Walid Al Nofal; Ahmad Yassin; Mohammed al-Falouji; Mateo Nelson (13 February 2017). "Daraa city rebels launch preemptive battle to hold onto Jordan border crossing". Syria Direct . Retrieved 4 May 2025.