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{{Short description|Military operation}}
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{{See also|Daraa Governorate campaign}}
{{Infobox military conflict
{{Infobox military conflict
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|conflict= Daraa offensive
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|result= Rebel victory
|result= Rebel victory
* Army counter-attack on Deir al-Adas repelled<ref name="deiraladas"/>
* Army counter-attack on Deir al-Adas repelled<ref name="deiraladas"/>
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'''Supported by:'''
'''Supported by:'''
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|commander1=Captain Abu Aws<ref name="abu">{{cite web|url=http://www.almustaqbal.com/v4/Article.aspx?Type=NP&ArticleID=634568|title=اشتباكات في جوبر والنظام يستولي على الدخانية"الجيش الحر" يحرّر مدينة الحارة الاستراتيجية في درعا|work=Almustaqbal Newspaper|accessdate=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015060849/http://www.almustaqbal.com/v4/Article.aspx?Type=NP&ArticleID=634568|archive-date=15 October 2014|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
|commander1=Captain Abu Aws<ref name="abu">{{cite web|url=http://www.almustaqbal.com/v4/Article.aspx?Type=NP&ArticleID=634568|title=اشتباكات في جوبر والنظام يستولي على الدخانية"الجيش الحر" يحرّر مدينة الحارة الاستراتيجية في درعا|work=Almustaqbal Newspaper|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015060849/http://www.almustaqbal.com/v4/Article.aspx?Type=NP&ArticleID=634568|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|commander2=Brig. Gen. Mahmud Abo Arraj<br /><small>(Brigade 121 commander)</small><ref name="mahmudabo"/><br />Brig. Gen. Nazir Fuddah <ref name="russianaid">{{cite web|url=http://spioenkop.blogspot.nl/2014/10/captured-russian-spy-facility-reveals.html|title=Captured Russian spy facility reveals the extent of Russian aid to the Assad regime|author=Oryx|publisher=Spioenkop.blogspot.nl|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
|commander2=Brig. Gen. Mahmud Abo Arraj<br /><small>(Brigade 121 commander)</small><ref name="mahmudabo"/><br />Brig. Gen. Nazir Fuddah {{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
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{{flagicon|Syria|1932}} [[Tawhid Kata’ib Horan]]<ref name="unitsmod"/><br />
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[[File:Flag of the Hazm Movement.svg|25px|border]] [[Hazzm Movement]]<ref name="abu"/>
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[[File:Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg|25px]] 9th Division<br />[[File:Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg|25px]] 90th Brigade<br />[[File:Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg|25px]] 15th Brigade
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|strength2= Unknown
|casualties1=63+ killed<ref name="harralosses"/><ref name="18killed">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/clashes-in-daraa-left-18-deaths-on-al-nusra-and-rebel-battalions-side/|title=Clashes in Daraa left 18 deaths on al Nusra and rebel battalions side.|author=|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="22killed"/>
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|casualties2=53+ killed<ref name="deiraladas">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/23-soldiers-from-the-regime-forces-died-in-daraa/|title=23 soldiers from the regime forces died in Daraa.|author=|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="harralosses"/>
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|casualties3=26+ civilians killed<ref name="massacre"/><ref name="22killed"/>
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{{Campaignbox Daraa Campaign}}
{{Campaignbox Daraa Campaign}}


The '''October Daraa offensive''', code-named "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher"<ref name="codename"/> ("By the Dawn and ten nights"), was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the [[Syrian Civil War|Syrian civil war]] in [[Daraa Governorate]], in an attempt to take control of [[Al-Harra, Syria|Al-Harra]] and [[Al-Sanamayn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/syria-rebels-take-strategic-hill-near-capital-201410645548879953.html|title=Syria rebels take strategic hill near capital|author=|publisher=Aljazeera.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> This operation came after the successful [[2014 Quneitra offensive|rebel offensive in Quneitra province]], which resulted in the rebels seizing the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan and the capture of a number of towns, villages and hills in Quneitra and Daraa provinces.
The '''October Daraa offensive''', code-named "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher"<ref name="codename"/> ("By the Dawn and ten nights"), was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the [[Syrian Civil War|Syrian civil war]] in [[Daraa Governorate]], in an attempt to take control of [[Al-Harra, Syria|Al-Harra]] and [[Al-Sanamayn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/syria-rebels-take-strategic-hill-near-capital-201410645548879953.html|title=Syria rebels take strategic hill near capital|publisher=Aljazeera.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> This operation came after the successful [[2014 Quneitra offensive|rebel offensive in Quneitra province]], which resulted in the rebels seizing the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan and the capture of a number of towns, villages and hills in Quneitra and Daraa provinces.


==Failed army attack and rebel offensive==
==Failed army attack and rebel offensive==
On 3 October, 23 soldiers were reportedly killed after a failed attempt to regain control over [[Deir al-Adas]].<ref name="deiraladas"/> The next day, rebels announced the start of a military operation called "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher", which aimed to capture [[al-Harra, Syria|al-Harra]] town and its 1,075 meters high strategic hill and to besiege Army forces in [[al-Sanamayn]] and its surrounding barracks.<ref name="codename">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/5362/|title=Islamic battalions announce a new battle in Dar’a countryside|author=|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> That day, between 18 and 60 rebels were killed.<ref name="18killed"/><ref name="repulse">{{cite web|title=Syrian Army Repulses Rebel Attack on Tal Harra|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-repulses-rebel-attack-tal-harra/|website=almasdarnews|accessdate=5 October 2014}}</ref>
On 3 October, 23 soldiers were reportedly killed after a failed attempt to regain control over [[Deir al-Adas]].<ref name="deiraladas"/> The next day, rebels announced the start of a military operation called "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher", which aimed to capture [[al-Harra, Syria|al-Harra]] town and its 1,075 meters high strategic hill and to besiege Army forces in [[al-Sanamayn]] and its surrounding barracks.<ref name="codename">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/5362/|title=Islamic battalions announce a new battle in Dar'a countryside|publisher=Syriahr.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> That day, between 18 and 60 rebels were killed.<ref name="18killed"/><ref name="repulse">{{cite web|title=Syrian Army Repulses Rebel Attack on Tal Harra|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-repulses-rebel-attack-tal-harra/|website=almasdarnews|access-date=5 October 2014|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417054902/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-repulses-rebel-attack-tal-harra/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


{{anchor|tellalharrah}}On 5 October, at least 30 soldiers and 29 rebels were killed at [[Tell al-Hara|Tell al-Harrah]] and at its radar base.<ref name="harralosses">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/syria-regime-bombing-kills-18-monitor-002630258.html|title=Syria regime bombing kills 21, including 8 children: monitor|date=10 October 2014|work=Yahoo News|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> The rebels captured the hill,<ref name="tellalharrah">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/19-regular-soldiers-killed-during-clashes-in-the-strategic-hill-of-al-harra/|title=19 regular soldiers killed during clashes in the strategic hill of al-Harra|author=|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> [[Zimrin]] village and the Oum El-Aaoussaj barrier in al-Harrah town. According to opposition sources, two army tanks were destroyed and one fighter jet was downed,<ref name="azmerin">{{Cite news|url = http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2400854&language=en|title = Opposition fighters seize areas in Daraa, southern Syria|last = |first = |date = October 5, 2014|work = KUNA|accessdate = October 8, 2014}}</ref> while rebels also managed to capture the Tell al-Ahmar and the security facilitity in the south of al-Harrah town and the al-Jadeera checkpoint east of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syrianobserver.com/News/News/Rebels+Conquer+Southern+Gate+to+Western+Ghouta |title=Rebels Conquer Southern Gate to Western Ghouta |publisher=Syrianobserver.com |accessdate=21 October 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021151125/http://syrianobserver.com/News/News/Rebels+Conquer+Southern+Gate+to+Western+Ghouta |archivedate=21 October 2014 |df= }}</ref> The base on the hill contained [[Center C]], a spy facility run by a Russian special unit.<ref name="russianspystation"/>
{{anchor|tellalharrah}}On 5 October, at least 30 soldiers and 29 rebels were killed at [[Tell al-Hara|Tell al-Harrah]] and at its radar base.<ref name="harralosses">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/syria-regime-bombing-kills-18-monitor-002630258.html|title=Syria regime bombing kills 21, including 8 children: monitor|date=10 October 2014|work=Yahoo News|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> The rebels captured the hill,<ref name="tellalharrah">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/19-regular-soldiers-killed-during-clashes-in-the-strategic-hill-of-al-harra/|title=19 regular soldiers killed during clashes in the strategic hill of al-Harra|publisher=Syriahr.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> [[Zimrin]] village and the Oum El-Aaoussaj barrier in al-Harrah town. According to opposition sources, two army tanks were destroyed and one fighter jet was downed,<ref name="azmerin">{{Cite news|url = http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2400854&language=en|title = Opposition fighters seize areas in Daraa, southern Syria|date = October 5, 2014|work = KUNA|access-date = October 8, 2014}}</ref> while rebels also managed to capture the Tell al-Ahmar and the security facilitity in the south of al-Harrah town and the al-Jadeera checkpoint east of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syrianobserver.com/News/News/Rebels+Conquer+Southern+Gate+to+Western+Ghouta |title=Rebels Conquer Southern Gate to Western Ghouta |publisher=Syrianobserver.com |access-date=21 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021151125/http://syrianobserver.com/News/News/Rebels+Conquer+Southern+Gate+to+Western+Ghouta |archive-date=21 October 2014 }}</ref> The base on the hill contained [[Center C]], a spy facility run by a Russian special unit.<ref name="russianspystation"/>


{{anchor|zimrin}}The next day, rebels captured the village of Zimrin (east of Al-Harrah town), the two strategic hills surrounding it (Western Tell Zimrin and Northern Tell Zimrin),<ref name=tellzimrin>{{cite web |url=http://smartnews-agency.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83 |title=الجيش الحر يسيطر على بلدة زمرين والتلال المحيطة بها في درعا ضمن معركة "لبيك اللهم لبيك" |publisher=Smart News |accessdate=6 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211123141/http://smartnews-agency.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83 |archivedate=11 December 2014 |df= }}</ref> and two checkpoints nearby.<ref name="zimrin">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=24538&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VDKPE_l_v94|title=Al-nusra front and rebel battalions capture barriers in Daraa countryside|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> That day, 16 rebels (including two commanders) and six members of the same family were killed.<ref name="22killed">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=24578&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VDMVTfl_v94|title=22 martyrs in Daraa, including 16 rebel fighters|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
{{anchor|zimrin}}The next day, rebels captured the village of Zimrin (east of Al-Harrah town), the two strategic hills surrounding it (Western Tell Zimrin and Northern Tell Zimrin),<ref name=tellzimrin>{{cite web |url=http://smartnews-agency.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83 |title=الجيش الحر يسيطر على بلدة زمرين والتلال المحيطة بها في درعا ضمن معركة "لبيك اللهم لبيك" |publisher=Smart News |access-date=6 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211123141/http://smartnews-agency.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83 |archive-date=11 December 2014 }}</ref> and two checkpoints nearby.<ref name="zimrin">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=24538&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VDKPE_l_v94|title=Al-nusra front and rebel battalions capture barriers in Daraa countryside|publisher=Syriahr.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> That day, 16 rebels (including two commanders) and six members of the same family were killed.<ref name="22killed">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=24578&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VDMVTfl_v94|title=22 martyrs in Daraa, including 16 rebel fighters|publisher=Syriahr.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
On 10 October, the Syrian Army started bombing al-Harrah town from the air and with ground-to-ground missiles, killing 20 civilians.<ref name="massacre">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe/posts/595045263937149|title=20 civilians including 5 children, killed in al-Harra in Dar’a|publisher=Facebook.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
On 10 October, the Syrian Army started bombing al-Harrah town from the air and with ground-to-ground missiles, killing 20 civilians.<ref name="massacre">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe/posts/595045263937149|title=20 civilians including 5 children, killed in al-Harra in Dar'a|publisher=Facebook.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>


On 15 October, the Syrian brigadier-general “Mahmud Abo Arraj”, commander of the Brigade 121 affiliated to the Seventh Division, fled his home in Damascus to the Syrian-Jordanian border after hearing he will be on trial and executed on charge of high treason due to "handing over al-Harrah Hill". He was likely killed in Rif Dimashq, but his body is still missing.<ref name="mahmudabo">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/the-brigadier-general-mahmud-abo-arraj-has-escaped-from-the-regime-army/|title=The brigadier- general "Mahmud Abo Arraj" has escaped from the regime army|author=SOHRadmin1|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref>
On 15 October, the Syrian brigadier-general “Mahmud Abo Arraj”, commander of the Brigade 121 affiliated to the Seventh Division, fled his home in Damascus to the Syrian-Jordanian border after hearing he will be on trial and executed on charge of high treason due to "handing over al-Harrah Hill". He was likely killed in Rif Dimashq, but his body is still missing.<ref name="mahmudabo">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/the-brigadier-general-mahmud-abo-arraj-has-escaped-from-the-regime-army/|title=The brigadier- general "Mahmud Abo Arraj" has escaped from the regime army|author=SOHRadmin1|work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>


On 17 October, rebels announced the start of a new battle called “Ahlo al-Azem", which aimed to capture the following Army checkpoints: Umm al-Mayazen al Tebeh, Al-Ma’esra checkpoint and Al-Kazeyyat checkpoint. These checkpoints are located along the Damascus-Jordan highway and are considered the biggest of their kind in the eastern area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/announcment-of-a-new-battle-in-daraa-and-death-of-10-is-militants-in-deir-ezzor/|title={{sic|hide=y|reason=spelling error in source|Announc|ment}} of a new battle in Daraa, and death of 10 IS militants in Deir Ezzor|author=|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> On 20 October, rebels captured the al-Jeser, al-Falahin gas station and al-Ma'sara checkpoints near Umm al-Mayazan after three days of fighting. Umm al-Mayazan village was captured by the rebels the next day after heavy fighting with pro-government troops, who withdrew from the village and reportedly inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-al-samdaniyya-quneitra-rebels-capture-umm-mayaazan-daraa/|title=Syrian Army Captures Al-Samdaniyya in Quneitra; Rebels Capture ‘Umm Mayaazan in Dara’a|publisher=Al-Masdar News|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=22 October 2014}}</ref> That same day, at least 8 civilians were killed after the [[Syrian Arab Air Force]] bombed the Nasib border town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=25330&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VEZMgPl_v94|title=تقدم للمقاتلين في محيط بلدة أم المياذن بريف درعا
On 17 October, rebels announced the start of a new battle called “Ahlo al-Azem", which aimed to capture the following Army checkpoints: Umm al-Mayazen al Tebeh, Al-Ma’esra checkpoint and Al-Kazeyyat checkpoint. These checkpoints are located along the Damascus-Jordan highway and are considered the biggest of their kind in the eastern area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/announcment-of-a-new-battle-in-daraa-and-death-of-10-is-militants-in-deir-ezzor/|title={{sic|nolink=y|reason=spelling error in source|Announc|ment}} of a new battle in Daraa, and death of 10 IS militants in Deir Ezzor|publisher=Syriahr.com|access-date=21 October 2014 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021165603/http://syriahr.com/en/2014/10/announcment-of-a-new-battle-in-daraa-and-death-of-10-is-militants-in-deir-ezzor/ |archive-date=2014-10-21}}</ref> On 20 October, rebels captured the al-Jeser, al-Falahin gas station and al-Ma'sara checkpoints near Umm al-Mayazan after three days of fighting. Umm al-Mayazan village was captured by the rebels the next day after heavy fighting with pro-government troops, who withdrew from the village and reportedly inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-al-samdaniyya-quneitra-rebels-capture-umm-mayaazan-daraa/|title=Syrian Army Captures Al-Samdaniyya in Quneitra; Rebels Capture 'Umm Mayaazan in Dara'a|publisher=Al-Masdar News|date=21 October 2014|access-date=22 October 2014|archive-date=14 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014063344/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-al-samdaniyya-quneitra-rebels-capture-umm-mayaazan-daraa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> That same day, at least 8 civilians were killed after the [[Syrian Arab Air Force]] bombed the Nasib border town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/index.php?option=com_news&nid=25330&Itemid=2&task=displaynews#.VEZMgPl_v94|title=تقدم للمقاتلين في محيط بلدة أم المياذن بريف درعا
|publisher=Syriahr.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
|publisher=Syriahr.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>


On 23 October, rebels captured the Umm al-Mayathen checkpoint near Nasib border crossing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/syrian-rebels-jordan-border-2014102315949950403.html|title=Syrian rebels take key checkpoint near Jordan|author=Al Jazeera|publisher=|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref>
On 23 October, rebels captured the Umm al-Mayathen checkpoint near Nasib border crossing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/syrian-rebels-jordan-border-2014102315949950403.html|title=Syrian rebels take key checkpoint near Jordan|author=Al Jazeera|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Daraa Governorate campaign]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 7 March 2023

Daraa offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map showing the rebel advances and government counterattacks
Date3–6 October 2014
(3 days)
Location
Daraa Governorate, Syria
Result

Rebel victory

  • Army counter-attack on Deir al-Adas repelled[3]
Territorial
changes		 Rebels capture al-Harrah town,[4] two villages,[5][6] three checkpoints,[5][6] Tell al-Harrah[7] and its radar base[1]
Belligerents

Syria Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Alwiya al-Furqan[1]

Al-Nusra Front

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Supported by:

Commanders and leaders
Captain Abu Aws[1] Brig. Gen. Mahmud Abo Arraj
(Brigade 121 commander)[8]
Brig. Gen. Nazir Fuddah [citation needed]
Units involved

Syria Amoud Houran Brigade[9]
Syria Tawhid Kata’ib Horan[9]
Syria Ababil Houran Brigade[10]

Hazzm Movement[1]

7th Division[11]

  • 121st Brigade[8]
9th Division
90th Brigade
15th Brigade
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
63+ killed[12][13][14] 53+ killed[3][12]
26+ civilians killed[4][14]

The October Daraa offensive, code-named "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher"[15] ("By the Dawn and ten nights"), was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian civil war in Daraa Governorate, in an attempt to take control of Al-Harra and Al-Sanamayn.[16] This operation came after the successful rebel offensive in Quneitra province, which resulted in the rebels seizing the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan and the capture of a number of towns, villages and hills in Quneitra and Daraa provinces.

Failed army attack and rebel offensive

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On 3 October, 23 soldiers were reportedly killed after a failed attempt to regain control over Deir al-Adas.[3] The next day, rebels announced the start of a military operation called "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher", which aimed to capture al-Harra town and its 1,075 meters high strategic hill and to besiege Army forces in al-Sanamayn and its surrounding barracks.[15] That day, between 18 and 60 rebels were killed.[13][17]

On 5 October, at least 30 soldiers and 29 rebels were killed at Tell al-Harrah and at its radar base.[12] The rebels captured the hill,[7] Zimrin village and the Oum El-Aaoussaj barrier in al-Harrah town. According to opposition sources, two army tanks were destroyed and one fighter jet was downed,[6] while rebels also managed to capture the Tell al-Ahmar and the security facilitity in the south of al-Harrah town and the al-Jadeera checkpoint east of it.[18] The base on the hill contained Center C, a spy facility run by a Russian special unit.[2]

The next day, rebels captured the village of Zimrin (east of Al-Harrah town), the two strategic hills surrounding it (Western Tell Zimrin and Northern Tell Zimrin),[19] and two checkpoints nearby.[5] That day, 16 rebels (including two commanders) and six members of the same family were killed.[14]

Aftermath

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On 10 October, the Syrian Army started bombing al-Harrah town from the air and with ground-to-ground missiles, killing 20 civilians.[4]

On 15 October, the Syrian brigadier-general “Mahmud Abo Arraj”, commander of the Brigade 121 affiliated to the Seventh Division, fled his home in Damascus to the Syrian-Jordanian border after hearing he will be on trial and executed on charge of high treason due to "handing over al-Harrah Hill". He was likely killed in Rif Dimashq, but his body is still missing.[8]

On 17 October, rebels announced the start of a new battle called “Ahlo al-Azem", which aimed to capture the following Army checkpoints: Umm al-Mayazen al Tebeh, Al-Ma’esra checkpoint and Al-Kazeyyat checkpoint. These checkpoints are located along the Damascus-Jordan highway and are considered the biggest of their kind in the eastern area.[20] On 20 October, rebels captured the al-Jeser, al-Falahin gas station and al-Ma'sara checkpoints near Umm al-Mayazan after three days of fighting. Umm al-Mayazan village was captured by the rebels the next day after heavy fighting with pro-government troops, who withdrew from the village and reportedly inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.[21] That same day, at least 8 civilians were killed after the Syrian Arab Air Force bombed the Nasib border town.[22]

On 23 October, rebels captured the Umm al-Mayathen checkpoint near Nasib border crossing.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "اشتباكات في جوبر والنظام يستولي على الدخانية"الجيش الحر" يحرّر مدينة الحارة الاستراتيجية في درعا". Almustaqbal Newspaper. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Lake, Josh Rogin (7 October 2014). "Syrian Rebels Seize Russian Spy Station Near Israeli Border". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "23 soldiers from the regime forces died in Daraa". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "20 civilians including 5 children, killed in al-Harra in Dar'a". Facebook.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Al-nusra front and rebel battalions capture barriers in Daraa countryside". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Opposition fighters seize areas in Daraa, southern Syria". KUNA. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "19 regular soldiers killed during clashes in the strategic hill of al-Harra". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b c SOHRadmin1. "The brigadier- general "Mahmud Abo Arraj" has escaped from the regime army". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 29 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". الثورة الديمقراطية، الطراز السوري Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Elijah J Magnier: 6-10-2014". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Syria forces ranged for major counteroffensive to dislodge rebels from Quneitra. High tension on Golan". Debka.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "Syria regime bombing kills 21, including 8 children: monitor". Yahoo News. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Clashes in Daraa left 18 deaths on al Nusra and rebel battalions side". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  14. ^ a b c "22 martyrs in Daraa, including 16 rebel fighters". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Islamic battalions announce a new battle in Dar'a countryside". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Syria rebels take strategic hill near capital". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Syrian Army Repulses Rebel Attack on Tal Harra". almasdarnews. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Rebels Conquer Southern Gate to Western Ghouta". Syrianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  19. ^ "الجيش الحر يسيطر على بلدة زمرين والتلال المحيطة بها في درعا ضمن معركة "لبيك اللهم لبيك"". Smart News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Announcment [sic] of a new battle in Daraa, and death of 10 IS militants in Deir Ezzor". Syriahr.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Syrian Army Captures Al-Samdaniyya in Quneitra; Rebels Capture 'Umm Mayaazan in Dara'a". Al-Masdar News. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  22. ^ "تقدم للمقاتلين في محيط بلدة أم المياذن بريف درعا". Syriahr.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  23. ^ Al Jazeera. "Syrian rebels take key checkpoint near Jordan". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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