Damascus countryside offensive (October 2015)
| Damascus countryside offensive (October 2015) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Hezbollah |
Supported by:  Qatar | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Bashar Assad Vladimir Putin Ali Khamenei Hassan Nasrallah |
 Abu Yahia al-Hamawi[1] (Leader of Ahrar ash-Sham) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
 Lots of al-Qaeda affilliates killed (government claim)[2] | |||||||
The Damascus countryside offensive (October 2015) is one of a number of different offensives in different areas in the Syrian Civil War launched by coalition forces in October 2015. SANA also reports on the Aleppo offensive (October 2015), Homs offensive (October 2015), Quneitra offensive (October 2015) and Daraa offensive (October 2015).[3]
It is coordinated through a new security and intelligence-sharing agreement with Russia, Iran, Iraq, and Syria from a command centre in Baghdad.[4]
Russian airstrikes have been involved in the Damascus countryside offensive in order to turn the areas such as the suburb of Ghouta controlled by pro-caliphate militants into a desolate moonscape.[5]
On 27 October, SANA, the Syrian News Agency reported the army had destroyed an Ammunition dump belonging to the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front south of Erbin and reported killing many pepple belonging to this group classified by the United States as terrorists.[6]
The offensive is aimed at recapturing significant areas that had been lost by the Syrian government to Free Syrian Army, Army of Conquest and other Al-Qaeda affiliates, and ISIL forces. Hezbollah linked Al Manar reported President Assad as saying the "Syria-Russia-Iran-Iraq Front must succeed or the region would be destroyed." Assad claimed "The chances of this alliance's success are big, not small,” explaining “Most countries in the world have felt the real threat of terrorism and most recently numerous remarks have been addressed at international level, indicating support for the aforesaid coalition. Therefore, I think that there are good opportunities for this coalition to succeed”.[7]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Abu Yahia al-Hamawi, Ahrar al-Sham's New Leader". Syria Comment. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ Master. "Assad forces stage vast offensive in western Syria". Aljazeera. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Army launches operation in Homs, establishes control over many areas in various provinces, SANA, 15-10-15
- ↑ Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Hameed, Iraq leans towards Russia in war on Islamic State, Reuters, Wed Oct 7, 2015
- ↑ Syrian Regime, Backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, Expands Ground Offensive to Aleppo, Wall Street Journal, 18-10-15
- ↑ Syrian Air Force kills dozens of terrorists in several areas, SANA, 27-10-15
- ↑ [Syria-Russia-Iran-Iraq Front Must Succeed or Region would be Destroyedhttp://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=232957&frid=23&cid=23&fromval=1&seccatid=20 Assad: Syria-Russia-Iran-Iraq Front Must Succeed or Region would be Destroyed, Al-Manar, 04-10-15]
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