2017 Jobar offensive

2017 Jobar offensive
	Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
Date	20 June – 14 August 2017; (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location	Syria Jobar, Damascus Governorate; Ein Tarma, Rif Dimashq Governorate;
Result	Offensive stalled; Syrian Army advance on Jobar repelled by rebels.
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic	Al-Rahman Legion
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Captain Abdul Nasr Shamir; (al-Rahman Legion commander-in-chief); Abu Saeed al-Basha; (al-Rahman Legion commander) †
Units involved
Syrian Army Republican Guard 105th Brigade; 106th Brigade; ; 4th Armoured Division; Ministry of Interior Syrian Special Mission Forces; General Security Directorate; Syrian Air Force	Al-Rahman Legion
Casualties and losses
Unknown	400 killed (per SAA)
	50 civilians killed

The 2017 Jobar offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the eastern outskirts of Damascus city, mainly the neighbourhood of Jobar and Ayn Tarma.^[9]

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^ "Regime bombards Damascus district in attempt to pry eastern neighborhood from rebel forces". Syria Direct. 18 June 2017.
^ "In pictures: Islamist rebels assemble all available firepower to stop SAA offensive in east Damascus". 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Syrian Army annihilates Islamist leadership in east Damascus during early stage of Jobar offensive". 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian Army captures large tunnel, neighborhood in east Damascus town". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "In pictures: Syrian Army throws another Republican Guard brigade into battle for Damascus". 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ "400 rebels killed by the Syrian Army during east Damascus offensive". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ "The Free Syrian Army condemns the attack on its headquarters in the eastern Ghouta". Al-Quds al-Arabi. 8 August 2017.
^ "Rebels violate ceasefire: Damascus residential area shelled". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[almasdarnews.com-1] "VIDEO: Syrian, Russian jets pummel east Damascus suburbs as troops advance". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[pry-2] "Regime bombards Damascus district in attempt to pry eastern neighborhood from rebel forces". Syria Direct. 18 June 2017.

[3] "In pictures: Islamist rebels assemble all available firepower to stop SAA offensive in east Damascus". 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[4] "Syrian Army annihilates Islamist leadership in east Damascus during early stage of Jobar offensive". 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[almasdarnews.com1-5] "Syrian Army captures large tunnel, neighborhood in east Damascus town". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[6] "In pictures: Syrian Army throws another Republican Guard brigade into battle for Damascus". 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[7] "400 rebels killed by the Syrian Army during east Damascus offensive". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[8] "The Free Syrian Army condemns the attack on its headquarters in the eastern Ghouta". Al-Quds al-Arabi. 8 August 2017.

[:0-9] "Rebels violate ceasefire: Damascus residential area shelled". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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