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Battle of Zabadani (2015)

Battle of Zabadani (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Zabadani District (yellow) within the Rif Dimashq Governorate
Date3 July – 24 September 2015
(2 months and 3 weeks)
Location
Al-Zabadani and outskirts, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Status

Ceasefire; Significant Syrian Army and Hezbollah gains

  • Rebel forces besieged in Al-Zabadani after 4 July 2015
  • The Syrian Army and Hezbollah control 85% of the city, per Syrian Army sources[4]
  • The Syrian Army and Hezbollah control 70–75% of the city, per opposition sources[8]
  • A Turkish/Iranian brokered U.N.-agreement is enacted on 24 September 2015[9]
Belligerents
 Syria Syrian Government
Iran
Syrian Social Nationalist Party[5]
Hezbollah
Al-Jabalawi Battalion[6]
Palestine Liberation Army[7]
Commanders and leaders
Abdel-Rahman Kharita †[10][11]
Zahran Alloush[4]		 Syria Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub[12]
Iran Gen. Abdel Karim Rubash †[13]
Iran Qasem Soleimani
Mustafa Badreddine
Units involved
Strength
1,500–2,000 fighters[2] Ba'athist Syria Unknown
Casualties and losses
400+ fighters killed[19]
100–250 wounded[20]
189 captured[21] (independently confirmed)
479+ fighters killed (pro-government claim)[21][22][23]		 Hezbollah 60–108 Hezbollah killed[19][24]
29 SAA killed[25]
2 SSNP killed[26]
Palestine 1 PLA killed[27]
1 IRGC killed[13]

The Battle of Zabadani (2015) started in early July 2015 during the Syrian Civil War as a military offensive launched by the Syrian Army and Hezbollah to capture the rebel-held town of Al-Zabadani.

  1. ^ Leith Fadel (7 July 2015). "Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Close-in on Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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  4. ^ a b c d Leith Fadel (15 August 2015). "Jaysh Al-Islam Announces an Offensive to Retake Lost Ground in Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ^ Leith Fadel (24 July 2015). "Syrian Army and Hezbollah Advance in Southern Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (19 July 2016). "Kata'ib al-Jabalawi: A Pro-Assad Militia from Homs". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ^ Edward. "Shells target the capital, wound in a shelling by the regime forces on Darayya city and violet clashes in the area and al-Zabadani city". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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  9. ^ "Syria army, rebels reach deal on Zabadani, Idlib villages: source". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Hezbollah kills senior Nusra commander in Zabadani". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Senior Nusra commander killed". Al Bawaba. 6 August 2015.
  12. ^ Leith Fadel (9 July 2015). "Syrian Army and Hezbollah Control Half of Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d "Iran keeps dark loss of its top general in Syria. Syrian Army starts closing in on ISIS-held Palmyra". Debkafile. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  14. ^ a b Leith Fadel (4 July 2015). "Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Suffocate Al-Qaeda in Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  15. ^ Leith Fadel (12 July 2015). "Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Capture the Al-Zalah Neighborhood in Al-Zabadani". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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  17. ^ Leith Fadel (3 July 2015). "Breaking: The Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah Begin the Al-Zabadani Offensive". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. ^ Leith Fadel (4 July 2015). "Battle Map and Analysis of Al-Zabadani Offensive". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Zabadani battles have claimed over 400 rebels, 60 Hezbollah fighters". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  20. ^ Victory Army negotiates with regime to receive Zabadani wounded
  21. ^ a b Leith Fadel (9 September 2015). "Hezbollah and the Syrian Army Steadily Advance in Al-Zabadani Amid the Harsh Sandstorm". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  22. ^ Leith Fadel (10 September 2015). "Jaysh Al-Islam's Counter-Assault Outside of Al-Zabadani Ends in Disaster: Over 30 Killed by Hezbollah". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  23. ^ Leith Fadel (13 September 2015). "Hezbollah and the Syrian Army Advance Deep into Al-Zabadani After Jaysh Al-Islam's Failed Attack". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  24. ^ "ارتفاع قتلى حزب الله بالزبداني إلى 108". Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  25. ^ "Syrian army, Hezbollah capture 17 militants in Zabadani". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  26. ^ "الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي - منفذية... - الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي - منفذية سلمية - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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