Daraa Governorate campaign

Daraa Governorate campaign
	Part of Syrian Civil War
Date	14 November 2011 – 5 September 2021; (9 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Daraa Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian government victory
Belligerents

The campaign of the province of Daraa, which began on 14 November 2011 is a part of the Syrian Civil War, consisting of several battles and offensives in the province of southern Syria.

Offensives[edit]

Daraa Governorate clashes (2011–13): Series of military clashes that started since the Civil Uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, until late 2013. The FSA captures several districts.
2013 Daraa offensive: Launched by the Opposition to seize border areas in the governorate.
Daraa offensive (October 2014): Rebels seize more Syrian Army-held territories.
First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin: Rebels capture part of Al-Shaykh Maskin from the Syrian Arab Army.
Daraa offensive (January 2015): Rebels finally capture all of Al-Shaykh Maskin.
2015 Southern Syria offensive: Syrian army retakes Deir al-Adas and surrounding areas.
Battle of Bosra (2015): Rebels capture Bosra.
Battle of Nasib Border Crossing: Rebels capture the Nasib Border Crossing and take control of the Syrian-Jordan border.
Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015): Rebel take Brigade 52, al-Rakham, al-Meleha al-Gharbia, al-Koum checkpoint, and Sakakah.
Daraa offensive (June–July 2015): Syrian army withstand rebel attack across Daraa city.
Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin: The Syrian Government forces recapture Al-Shaykh Maskin from rebels control.
Daraa offensive (March–April 2016): Rebels capture ISIL-controlled territory.
Daraa offensive (February–June 2017): A joint Tahrir al-Sham, Jaish al-Islam, Ahrar al-Sham and Southern Front attack captures most of the al-Manishiyah District of Daraa city.
Southwestern Daraa offensive (February 2017): ISIL captures rebel-controlled territory.
Daraa offensive (June 2017): Syrian army captures at least 50% of the Daraa Refugee Camp.
2018 Southern Syria offensive: Syrian army captures majority of the Daraa Province.
Daraa insurgency (2020 Daraa clashes, 2021 Daraa clashes): An insurgency waged by rebel remnants in Daraa largely suppressed, only low level violence continues. Large-scale clashes occur in 2020 and 2021.

Resume of Battles/Offensives from
Rif Dimashq Governorate Campaign
Battle	Timespan	Government	Opposition	Civilians	Total
1st Daraa	14 November 2011 – 3 January 2013	526 killed	~950 killed	470 killed	~1,946 killed
2nd Daraa	3 March – 10 April 2013	10+ killed	40+ killed	29+ killed	79+ killed
3rd Daraa	3 – 6 October 2014	53+ killed	63+ killed	26+ killed	142+ killed
1st Al-Shaykh Maskin	1 November 2014 – 15 December 2014	58 killed	200 killed	Unknown	258+ killed
4th Daraa	24 – 31 January 2015	17+ killed	77–97 killed	Unknown	94-114+ killed
Daraa and As-Suwayda	9 – 18 June 2015	28–83 killed	36–125 killed	Unknown	64-208+ killed
5th Daraa	25 June – 10 July 2015	28–34+ killed	200+ killed	11 killed	239-245+ killed
2nd Al-Shaykh Maskin	27 December 2015 – 25 January 2016	98 killed	210 killed	Unknown	308+ killed
6th Daraa	21 March – 8 April 2016	None (Did not participate in offensive)	93 killed (Includes rebels and ISIS)	25 killed	118 killed
7th Daraa	12 February – 8 March 2017 (First phase) 6–26 April 2017 (Second phase) 24 May – 6 June 2017 (Third phase)	~300 killed	278+ killed	12+ killed	590+ killed
8th Daraa	20 – 27 February 2017	None (Did not participate in offensive)	210+ killed (Includes rebels and ISIS)	9 killed	219+ killed
9th Daraa	7 – 23 June 2017	27–40 killed	19+ killed	88+ killed	134-147+ killed
Southern Syria offensive	18 June – 31 July 2018	309 killed	515 killed	236 killed	1,060 killed
Total Casualties	14 November 2011 – 31 July 2018	1,454–1,528+ killed	2,891–3,000+ killed (+439 ISIL and unknown forces killed)	906 killed+	5,251-5,434 killed+