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  • Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013)
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  • The Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013) () refers to a rebel offensive during the Syrian civil war in the Rif Dimashq Governorate (which surrounds Damascus) which started in November 2012, and a subsequent attempted Syrian Army counter-attack in January 2013. Thomson Reuters described rebels as "ramping up attacks on Damascus" in late November and BBC News described the 29 November government fighting as "an unprecedented offensive against rebel-held districts in the east of the city".
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  • 4500
  • 70000
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Article
  • article
Partof
  • the Syrian civil war
Date
  • --11-07
Commander
  • Bashar Al-Assad
  • Mohammad al-Shaar
  • Ahmed Jibril
  • Issam Zahreddine
  • Khaled al-Haboush
  • Sheikh Zahran Alloush
  • Anas Mohammed Al Baghdadi
  • Bashir al-Ajweh
  • Maher Al Satlah Abou Omar
  • Saari Fashikou
Caption
  • Frontlines in Rif Dimashq from November 2012 to February 2013''' (For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see here.)
Casualties
  • 690
  • 1000
  • 1040
Result
  • Indecisive * Free Syrian Army takes control of Darayya, Zamalka, Harasta and Arbin * Rebel offensive stalls in early January 2013, due to continuing air-strikes * Army launches a major offensive on rebel-held Darayya in mid-January * Rebels launch a fresh offensive in early February 2013
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  • no
Place
  • Damascus, Syria
Conflict
  • Rif Dimashq offensive
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  • The Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013) () refers to a rebel offensive during the Syrian civil war in the Rif Dimashq Governorate (which surrounds Damascus) which started in November 2012, and a subsequent attempted Syrian Army counter-attack in January 2013. Thomson Reuters described rebels as "ramping up attacks on Damascus" in late November and BBC News described the 29 November government fighting as "an unprecedented offensive against rebel-held districts in the east of the city".
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