Daraa offensive (March–April 2016)
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The Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) was a military operation of two groups allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and the Islamic Muthanna Movement, against Syrian opposition forces in the Daraa Governorate.[6]
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Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) | |||||||
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Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign and the Inter-rebel conflict of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() Alwiya al-Furqan[7] ![]() al-Murabitin Brigade[3][4] (since 28 March) |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() (al-Nusra general commander of Daraa Governorate) ![]() (al-Nusra commander of Tasil) ![]() (commander of the Yarmouk Army)[10] ![]() (Southern Front field commander) |
![]() (Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade emir) ![]() (Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade field commander) ![]() ![]() (Muthanna Movement emir) ![]() (Muthanna Movement second-in-command) ![]() (Muthanna Movement general commander) ![]() (Muthanna Movement field commander) ![]() (Muthanna Movement field commander) ![]() (Muthanna Movement commander in Daraa city) ![]() (Ansar al-Aqsa commander) ![]() (Ansar al-Aqsa commander) | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
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800–1,200+[29] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
93 fighters killed on both sides (per pro-Syrian gov. source)[31] 25 civilians killed[32][33] (several executed by ISIL)[6] 8,200 civilians displaced[34] |
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