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.