Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012)

Rif Dimashq First offensive (August–October 2012) اشتباكات ريف دمشق
Part of the Syrian Civil War (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign)
Frontlines in Rif Dimashq from August to October 2012      Syrian Government control      Opposition control      Contested For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see .
Date 15 August – 7 October 2012 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day) Location Rif Dimashq, Syria Result Partial Syrian Army victory Syrian Army seizes more than half a dozen rebel-held towns north, west and south of Damascus Rebels retain control of the Ghouta area, east of Damascus Rebels launch their own offensive in mid-November
Belligerents
Syria Syrian Armed Forces Lijan militias Local Police	Free Syrian Army Sunni jihadists Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham Foreign fighters
Commanders and leaders
Maher al-Assad (WIA)	Unknown
Units involved
3rd Armoured Division 4th Armoured Division Republican Guard Elements of other divisions	Unknown
Strength
40,000+ soldiers	Unknown number of FSA fighters 750–1,000 al-Nusra fighters
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1,500 fighters killed
930 civilians killed (opposition claims)

     Syrian Government control      Opposition control      Contested

Partial Syrian Army victory

 Syria

Free Syrian Army

Sunni jihadists

Unknown number of FSA fighters

The Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012) (Arabic: اشتباكات ريف دمشق‎‎) was a Syrian Army offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate during August–October 2012, as part of the Syrian Civil War.

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