| March 2020 Daraa clashes | |||||||
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| Part of the Daraa insurgency of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
.svg) Map showing the Daraa insurgency attacks | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Syrian Government |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Maj. Gen. Hossam Louka(Head of Security Committee in Daraa)[4] Brig. Gen. Louay al-Ali(Head of Military Intelligence Directorate in Daraa)[4]  Thaer Al-Abbas(leader of Popular Committees in Sanamayn) Imad Jamal al-Labad[5][6] |
 Walid al-Zahraa † (leader of Thuwar Sanamayn)[1] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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 Various anti-government militants | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,000+ soldiers (Sanamayn)[8] Unknown (rest of province) |
125 militants (Sanamayn)[9] Unknown (rest of province) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 soldiers killed[10] |
10 militants killed[11][12] 4 militants wounded | ||||||
| 7 civilians killed,[13] 15 wounded[8] | |||||||
The March 2020 Daraa clashes was an armed conflict between rebel fighters aligned with the Free Syrian Army and Syrian government forces in the Daraa Governorate. Clashes began after the start of a government security operation against FSA insurgent cells in Al-Sanamayn and other areas in the Daraa governorate that have been active since 2018 after the defeat of rebel forces in the province. This crackdown led to actions of retaliation by rebels across the province that led to levels of fighting unseen on such a scale since the government offensive in 2018. The fighters involved in the attack are believed to be former rebel fighters that surrendered to the government in 2018, as well as former rebels that defected to the government, and had been working against the government from within.[14][15]
- ^ a b "Daraa: Concern over Repeating "al-Sanamayn Scenario" in Other Areas despite the "Settlement Agreement"". 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Unrest in south-west Syria erupts into urban warfare". The National. 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Former fighters arrive in N Syria after rejecting reconciliation with Syrian regime in Daraa • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b "New strategy to empty Daraa of opposition fighters". Enab Baladi. 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "The Syrian affair A new settlement agreement in Sanamayn, north of Daraa, and the displacement scenario to Idlib returns again". Step News. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "New attacks in Daraa claim the lives of members and a leader of the Assad militia". Call Syria. 19 May 2020.
- ^ al-Nofal, Walid (2 March 2020). "Clashes in Daraa evoke memories of the start of the Syrian revolution". Syria Direct. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ a b ""درعا" حراك ثوري متجدد آخر محطاته الصنمين.. تفاصيل حملة نظام الأسد عليها". تجمع أحرار حوران. 8 March 2020.
- ^ "اتفاق تسوية جديد بالصنمين شمالي درعا.. وسيناريو التهجير لإدلب يعود من جديد". 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Daraa: several unidentified bodies found and unknown gunmen assassinate regime soldier • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Daraa's Al-Sanamin: security alert and demonstrations take place in different cities and towns of Daraa, and several killed or wounded during clashes • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 1 March 2020.
- ^ ""Reconcile with regime or leave to N Syria": Russia mediates a deal between Syrian regime and former fighters in Daraa • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Tensions escalate in Deraa, 'cradle of the Syrian revolution'". www.aljazeera.com. 5 March 2020.
- ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (1 March 2020). "Unrest in Deraa: Interview". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
- ^ "Daraa's Al-Sanamin: security alert and demonstrations take place in different cities and towns of Daraa, and several killed or wounded during clashes • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 1 March 2020.