Quneitra offensive (October 2015)

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Quneitra offensive (October 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
2nd Quneitra offensive (2015).svg
The current military situation in Quineitra Governorate. Scene of fighting marked with black box.
  Syrian Army control
  Opposition control
  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date2–24 October 2015
(3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • Rebels capture the 4th Battalion base, [1] Tall Ahmar [2] and UN hill [3]
  • Army recaptures all territory lost [4]
Belligerents

Syrian revolution flag.svg Free Syrian Army [5]

Jaish al-Haramoun

Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Syrian revolution flag.svg Khaled al-Nabulsi [7] Unknown
Units involved

Southern Front

Army of Conquest

Golan Regiment
Liwa Suqour al-Quneitra
90th Brigade [9]
Casualties and losses
19–47 killed [10] [11] [12] [13] Unknown

The Quneitra offensive (October 2015) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture government-held positions in Quneitra Governorate at: Tall Ahmar, UN hill, Madinat al-Baath and Khan Arnabah. The objective was to break the government siege of Western Ghouta.

Contents

The offensive

A rebel mortar fires at government positions during the offensive. Rebel mortar (Quneitra October 2015).png
A rebel mortar fires at government positions during the offensive.

On 4 October, rebels of the Free Syrian Army captured Tall Ahmar after two days of fighting. [2] One of the leaders of the operation was killed during the battle. [14] The Army backed by pro-government militia launched a counter-attack on the hill [9] but was repelled. [3]

On 10 October, rebels captured the "UN hill" and resumed their offensive against Tal Qaba’a. [3] The next day, the Army allegedly managed to recapture the hill. [15] Two days later, the military recaptured Tall Ahmar as well, [16] thus reversing all of the rebel's gains. [4] [17] Government forces also advanced in the area of al-Amal farms. [18] That day, the IDF shelled Syrian Army posts after two rockets landed on the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights. [19]

On 24 October, government forces recaptured the 4th Battalion base, reversing all rebel gains since the start of the offensive. [1]

See also

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