Qalamoun offensive (2014)

Qalamoun offensive (2014)
Part of the Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war and Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
Battle of Western Qalamoun (2013–2017)   Lebanese Government & Hezbollah control   Syrian Government & Hezbollah control   Syrian Opposition control For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see here.
Date 21 June[1] – 7 August 2014 (1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Qalamoun Mountains, Syria and Arsal, Lebanon Result Partial Syrian Army & Hezbollah/Lebanese Army victory Hezbollah captures all hills around rebel hideouts on both sides of the border establishing a siege[2] Lebanese Army recaptures the Lebanese town of Arsal from rebel forces[3]
Belligerents
Islamic Front Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Al-Nusra Front	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Hezbollah Lebanon
Commanders and leaders
Abu Hasan al-Homsi † (Arsal commander)[4] Abu Ahmed Jumaa (POW)[3]	Jean Kahwaji
Units involved
	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Republican Guard[5] Qalamoun Shield Forces National Defense Force Air Force Intelligence Directorate Usud al-Cherubim Ministry of Interior Syrian Special Mission Forces[6] Lebanese Armed Forces
Strength
3,000 fighters[1]	12,000 Lebanese Army[7]
Casualties and losses
20+ killed (Syrian and Lebanese government claims)[8][9][10]	Unknown Syrian and Hezbollah casualties 20 Lebanese soldiers killed,[10][11] 85 wounded[12] and 24 captured (14 released, 4 executed)[13][14][15] 20 policemen captured (6 released)[11][13][16][17]

The Qalamoun offensive (2014) was launched by the Syrian Army, in coordination with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, during the Syrian Civil War against remnant rebel forces following the previous Battle of Qalamoun which resulted in the military securing all of the towns in the region.