Rif Dimashq offensive (June–October 2016)

Rif Dimashq offensive (June–October 2016)
	Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign (Syrian Civil War)
	; Battle map of Damascus as of December 2016
Date	21 June – 30 October 2016; (4 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Location	Eastern Ghouta, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian government victory Army and Hezbollah capture Mayda’a Al-Bahariyah, Hawsh Al-Farah, Hawsh Nasri, Tell Sawwan and Tell Kurdi;
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Palestine Liberation Army; Hezbollah; al-Jabalawi Battalion; Guardians of the Dawn	Jaysh al-Islam; Al-Nusra Front; Al-Rahman Legion; al-Majd Brigades; Fajr al-Ummah; Ahrar al-Sham
Commanders and leaders
Col. Naeem Ahmed †; (Republican Guard commander)	Tofiq Khalid al-Khansour †; (Jaysh al-Islam senior commander); Abdul Nasr Shmeir; (Al-Rahman Legion chief commander); Abu Allam; (Al-Rahman Legion commander); Abu Na’im; (Al-Rahman Legion commander)
Units involved
Syrian Army Republican Guard 102nd Brigade; 105th Brigade; ; Special Forces 2nd Legion; ; Ministry of Interior Syrian Special Mission Forces;	al-Majd Brigades Abo Mosa Al Ashaari Brigade;
Strength
15,000	Unknown

The Rif Dimashq offensive (June–October 2016) is a Syrian Army offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate that was launched in late June 2016, as part of the Syrian Civil War. The offensive resulted in the military's capture of parts of the eastern section of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta.

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