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Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat

Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign (Syrian Civil War)
Date 9 November 2012 – 19 October 2016 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location Darayya and Muadamiyat al-Sham, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Status

Syrian Army victory

  • Pro-government forces capture Darayya in August 2016; rebels surrender and leave the city after a ceasefire agreement
  • Rebels surrender and evacuate Muadamiyat al-Sham in October after 4 years of ceasefire
Belligerents

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Arab Nationalist Guard
Emblem of the Palestine Liberation Army.svg Palestine Liberation Army
Liwa Dhu al-Fiqar

  • Homeland Shield Brigade
Syria Leopards of Homs
Liwa al-Imam al-Hussein
border=no Guardians of the Dawn 		Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army Surrendered
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union Surrendered
Commanders and leaders
Secretary General Hayder al-Juburi
(Liwa Dhu al-Fiqar chief commander)
Unknown Syrian Army assault leader † 		Syrian opposition Abo Jamal Surrendered
(Martyrs of Islam Brigade chief commander)
Syrian opposition Abdul Rahim Surrendered
(Martyrs of Islam Brigade commander)
Syrian opposition Osama Abu Zeid †
(Martyrs of Islam Brigade field commander)
Syrian opposition Ahmad Abou Al-Majd †
(Martyrs of Islam Brigade field commander)
Syrian opposition Abu Aref Alayyan †
("key rebel leader")
Faysal al-Shami †
(Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union commander)
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Southern Front
Strength
3,000 <1,000 (in Darayya by mid-2016)
Casualties and losses
Unknown 120 killed (August 2015–July 2016)
161,700 residents displaced

Syrian Army victory

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Arab Nationalist Guard
Emblem of the Palestine Liberation Army.svg Palestine Liberation Army
Liwa Dhu al-Fiqar


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