Beit Jinn offensive

Beit Jinn offensive
	Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
	; Situation in Beit Jinn as of 22 December Syrian Government control Free Syrian Army and Tahrir al-Sham control
Date	28 November 2017 – 2 January 2018; (1 month and 5 days)
Location	Syria Beit Jinn/Mazraat Beit Jinn/Maghar al-Mir, Rif Dimashq Governorate;
Result	Syrian government victory
Territorial; changes	Syrian military captures Tal Bardiyah, rebel forces surrender Beit Jinn and leave to Idlib.; Syrian Army forces regain control of Beit Jinn and the whole Western Ghouta area.;
Belligerents
Syrian Government; Allied militias:; Hezbollah; al-Imam al-Hussein Brigade (Iraqi Shia militia)	Itihad Quwat Jabal al-Sheikh (Union of Mount Hermon Forces) Free Syrian Army ; Ahrar al-Sham ; ; Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union ; Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham ;
Commanders and leaders
Adnan Badur †; (7th Division head of artillery); Hayder al-Juburi; (Quwat Dir' al-Watan); Mohammed al-Hajj; (National Shield); Basim Ahmad al-Khatib †; Abu Mahdi †	Ayman Sami al-Taani †; Abu Saad Al-Maldifi †
Units involved
Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 4th Armoured Division 42nd Armoured Brigade Embedded al-Imam al-Hussein Brigade forces, including the "Death Battalion"; ; ; 7th Mechanized Division; ; National Defence Forces and other local militias Hermon Regiment; Quwat Dir' al-Watan; Druze militias; National Shield of the Patriotic Forces Golan Regiment's Fist Battalion; ; Quneitra Hawks Brigade forces from Khan Arnabah; ; ;	Free Syrian Army Omar bin al-Khattab Brigade; Al-Ezz Brigade; ;
Casualties and losses
95-117 killed	Unknown

The Beit Jinn offensive was a military operation by the Syrian Arab Army against opposition groups in the Western Ghouta area, starting on 28 November 2017.

^ ^a ^b Suleiman Al-Khalidi Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel, Reuters, 25 December
^ Cite error: The named reference Iranian proxies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (2 January 2018). "Beit Jann: Myths and Reality". Syria Comment. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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^ Cite error: The named reference syriahr79565 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ""فوج الجولان" و"صقور القنيطرة" صراع خلفه "جمعية البستان"؟" ["The Golan Regiment" and "Hawks of Quneitra" conflict behind the "Bustan Society"]. Almodon. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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^ "Elite Syrian troops sent to crush Al-Qaeda pocket near Israeli border once and for all". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jihadists in desperation mode as Syrian Army troops capture more ground near Golan Heights". 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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[Syrian_Iranian-1] Suleiman Al-Khalidi Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel, Reuters, 25 December

[Iranian_proxies-2] Cite error: The named reference Iranian proxies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[myths_reality-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (2 January 2018). "Beit Jann: Myths and Reality". Syria Comment. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[4] "SW. Damascus: facing assault by government forces, Union of Mt Hermon Forces announces destruction of 2 tanks and one Shilka with ATGMs. - Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news today - syria.liveuamap.com". Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news today - syria.liveuamap.com.

[syriahr79565-5] Cite error: The named reference syriahr79565 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[national_shield-6] ""فوج الجولان" و"صقور القنيطرة" صراع خلفه "جمعية البستان"؟" ["The Golan Regiment" and "Hawks of Quneitra" conflict behind the "Bustan Society"]. Almodon. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[7] "Syrian Army rocket scores deadly hit killing entire group of jihadists including top commander". 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[8] "Syrian Army kills Maldivi rebel commander in west Damascus". 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[9] "Elite Syrian troops sent to crush Al-Qaeda pocket near Israeli border once and for all". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[almasdarnews.com-10] "Jihadists in desperation mode as Syrian Army troops capture more ground near Golan Heights". 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[Waters_2018-11] Waters, Gregory (3 October 2018). "Fifteen Months of Death: Pro-Government Casualties of the Syrian Civil War". bellingcat. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

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