Siege of Daraa (2011 AD)
Siege of Daraa (Syrian Opposition vs Ba'athist Syria) took place in 2011 AD during Syrian revolution.
Battle facts
- Year: 2011 AD
- Date: 2011-05-05
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Syrian revolution
- Side A: Syrian Opposition
- Side B: Ba'athist Syria
- Commanders (A): Unknown
- Commanders (B): Gen. Maher al-Assad, Gen. Mohsin Makhlouf, Gen. Ahmed Yousef Jarad, Gen. Ramadan Ramadan, Col. Suheil al-Hassan
- Casualties: approx. 50–220 protesters killed
600–1,000 protesters arrested
81 defected soldiers killed25 soldiers killed
177 soldiers wounded
- Outcome: Syrian government victory
Anti-government protests suppressed in the city
- Coordinates: 32.625°, 36.106°
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