2018 Southern Syria offensive

2018 Southern Syria offensive
	Part of the Daraa Governorate campaign and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
	; Map of the operation Syrian Army control Syrian Opposition control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control Reconciliation areas with no Syrian government presence
Date	18 June – 31 July 2018; (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Southern Syria Daraa Governorate; Western Suwayda Governorate; Quneitra Governorate;
Status	Decisive Syrian Army victory Syrian Army brings the entire Daraa border with Jordan and the Golan Heights frontier under its full control;
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	236 civilians killed

The 2018 Southern Syria offensive, code-named Operation Basalt (Arabic: عملية البازلت), was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies against the rebels and ISIL in Southern Syria. The fighting began with a surprise attack on rebel-held areas in the eastern part of the Daraa Governorate in an attempt to fracture rebel-held lines and weaken morale, ahead of their offensive in the greater Southern Syria region.

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