Quneitra offensive (October 2015)

Quneitra offensive (October 2015)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; 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
Date	2–24 October 2015; (3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Quneitra Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian Army victory Rebels capture the 4th Battalion base, Tall Ahmar and UN hill; Army recaptures all territory lost;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army; Southern Front; Jaish al-Haramoun al-Nusra Front; Islamic Front; Christ Brigade;	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force;
Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Nabulsi	Unknown
Units involved
Southern Front First Army; Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham; Al-Nusra Front; Tahaluf Fatah al-Sham; Liwa al-Jihad; Tajamu al-Mujahideen Nawa; Liwa Ansar al-Haq; Liwa al-Umawayn al-Islami; Liwa Fursan al-Sunna; Harakat Shuhada al-Sham;	Golan Regiment; Liwa Suqour al-Quneitra; 90th Brigade
Casualties and losses
19–47 killed	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.

^ ^a ^b @Syria_Rebel_Obs (June 16, 2015). "#SRO | INFOGRAPHIC - EXCLUSIVE - Rebellion forces in Hermon Mount area (S-W #Syria) creating the Jaysh al-Haramon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b ^c @archicivilians (June 16, 2015). "#Syria: Statement by "Jaysh al-Hermon" coalition about the ongoing battles/advances in N-#Qunaitra & SW-#RifDimashq" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.
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^ @Syria_Rebel_Obs (June 16, 2015). "#SRO | #FSA Southern Front commander Khaled al-Nabulsi visiting Jabhat Ansar al-#Islam leader near #Quneitra - #Syria" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.
^ @Charles_Lister (June 20, 2015). "There you have it - "Jaish al-Fateh in the Southern Region" (Deraa & Quneitra) has been established" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2015 – via Twitter.
^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army and Popular Committees Launch Counter-Attack in the Golan Heights". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "About 10 rebels and soldiers killed in clashes in the countryside of al- Quneitera, while the regime forces shell the countryside of al- Hasakah". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army Repels the Islamist Rebels at Tal Al-Ahmar in the Golan Heights". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "Helicopters target Darayya and more deaths in clashes at the countryside of Al-Quneitra". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "Shelling on the countryside of Al-Quneitra and more casualties in the clashes". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[units-1] @Syria_Rebel_Obs (June 16, 2015). "#SRO | INFOGRAPHIC - EXCLUSIVE - Rebellion forces in Hermon Mount area (S-W #Syria) creating the Jaysh al-Haramon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.

[combatants-2] @archicivilians (June 16, 2015). "#Syria: Statement by "Jaysh al-Hermon" coalition about the ongoing battles/advances in N-#Qunaitra & SW-#RifDimashq" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.

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[7] @Syria_Rebel_Obs (June 16, 2015). "#SRO | #FSA Southern Front commander Khaled al-Nabulsi visiting Jabhat Ansar al-#Islam leader near #Quneitra - #Syria" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2015 – via Twitter.

[8] @Charles_Lister (June 20, 2015). "There you have it - "Jaish al-Fateh in the Southern Region" (Deraa & Quneitra) has been established" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2015 – via Twitter.

[counter-9] Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army and Popular Committees Launch Counter-Attack in the Golan Heights". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[10] "About 10 rebels and soldiers killed in clashes in the countryside of al- Quneitera, while the regime forces shell the countryside of al- Hasakah". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[repelled-11] Leith Fadel. "Syrian Army Repels the Islamist Rebels at Tal Al-Ahmar in the Golan Heights". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[12] "Helicopters target Darayya and more deaths in clashes at the countryside of Al-Quneitra". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[13] "Shelling on the countryside of Al-Quneitra and more casualties in the clashes". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

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