Daraa offensive (June 2017)

Daraa offensive (June 2017)
Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
Area of al-Balad district, Daraa, that was destroyed during the offensive
Date 7–23 June 2017 (2 weeks and 2 days) Location Daraa, Daraa Governorate, Syria Result Indecisive Syrian Army captures at least 50% of the Daraa Refugee Camp[12]
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces  Iran[1]  Russia[2] Allied militias: Hezbollah[3][4] Lebanese Ba'ath Party[5] Liwa Fatemiyoun[6]	Bunyan al-Marsous operations room[7] Tahrir al-Sham[8] Ahrar al-Sham[9] Free Syrian Army[9] Jaysh al-Islam[8] Jabhat Ansar al-Islam Alwiya al-Furqan[10][better source needed] Jamaat Bayt al-Maqdis al-Islamiya[11] Soldiers of the Epic Battles[11]
Commanders and leaders
Haidar Jalilund †[13] (chief military adviser) Hussein Ali Rabiha †[5] (Lebanese Ba'ath Party commander)	Ibrahim Abdullah[2] (senior rebel commander) Abu Shaimaa[9] (al-Banyan al-Marsous operations room spokesman & commander)
Units involved
Syrian Army 4th Armoured Division[14] 5th Armoured Division[15] 15th Mechanized Brigade Republican Guard[16] Syrian Air Force National Defence Forces Iranian Armed Forces IRGC IRGC Ground Forces[1] Russian Armed Forces Russian Air Force[17]	Southern Front[18] 18 March Division Engineering and Rocket Battalion[19] Tahrir al-Sham Jabhat Fatah al-Sham[8]
Strength
Unknown c. 400 Lebanese Ba'ath Party fighters (alleged)[20]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
17+ killed (pro-rebel claim by 13 June)[18]	Unknown

The Daraa offensive (June 2017) was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the southern half of Daraa city. Rebels and government forces fought for control of the city's Palestinian refugee camp, a built-up residential area of the city.^[18]