Battle of Bosra (2015)

Battle of Bosra
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map showing the rebel offensive to seize Bosra
Date21–25 March 2015
(4 days)
Location
Result

Rebel victory

  • Tension between Islamic Muthanna Movement and al-Sunna lions brigade[5]
Territorial
changes
  • Rebels capture Bosra
  • Belligerents
    Free Syrian Army
    Islamic Muthanna Movement[1]
    Jabhat al-Nusra[2]

    Syria Syrian Arab Republic

     Hezbollah[3]
    Iranian IRGC[3]

    Imam al-Hussein Brigade[4]
    Commanders and leaders
    Gen. Bashar al-Zoubi
    (Southern Front leader)
    Ahmad Alouda
    (Shabab alsunna brigade leader)
    Abu Kadhim Khudr [4]
    (Imam al-Hussein Brigade commander)
    Units involved

    Southern Front[1]

    Syria 52nd Brigade
    Syria 17th Brigade[6]
    Casualties and losses
    21–25 killed[7][6] Unknown
    4 civilians killed[8][9]

    The Battle of Bosra refers to a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the city of Bosra.

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    2. ^ a b "Jabhat al-Nusra looks for battlefield breakout". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
    3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference shiite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    4. ^ a b "archicivilians on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
    5. ^ Cite error: The named reference dispute was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference units was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    7. ^ Cite error: The named reference capture was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    8. ^ sohranas. "14 members of the regime forces and Islamic battalions killed in Daraa and al- Suwaydaa". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
    9. ^ sohranas. "The opposition shells kill 16 people in Aleppo and Idlib, while 12 fighters died in Daraa". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.

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