Brigade 52 offensive (2015)

Brigade 52 offensive (Free Syrian Army & Islamic Front vs Syrian Arab Republic & Druze armed groups) took place in 2015 during Syrian Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 2015
• Date: 18 June 2015
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Syrian Civil War
• Side A: Free Syrian Army, Islamic Front
• Side B: Syrian Arab Republic, Druze armed groups
• Commanders (A): Col. Ziad Salamat, Lt. Col. Najm, Bashar al-Zoubi
• Commanders (B): Brig. Gen. Issam Zahreddine, Brig. Gen. Abdul-karim al-Haimi, Brigade 52 garrison commander, Col. Loay al-Salem
• Casualties: 36 killed (SOHR claim) 125+ killed (government claim) (Free Syrian Army & Islamic Front), 28 killed and 3 captured (SOHR claim) 83 killed (Southern Front claim) 7 BMP-1s & 3 T-72 tanks captured (side B)
• Outcome: Partial Southern Front-led rebel victory
• Coordinates: 32.740°, 36.325°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Brigade 52 offensive · Wikidata entry