Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013)

Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign)
	; Frontlines in Rif Dimashq in late February 2014 Syrian Government control Opposition control Contested For a war map of the current situation in Rif Dimashq, see here.
Date	10 September – 28 November 2013; (2 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Location	Rif Dimashq, Syria
Result	Syrian government victory Government forces capture seven towns south and southeast of Damascus; Rebels launch an offensive in an attempt to break the Siege of eastern Ghouta; Government forces launch an assault on al-Malihah and Jobar four months later;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army Damascus Military Council; Islamic Front (from 22 November) Jaysh al-Islam; Ahrar ash-Sham; Al-Nusra Front	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; Hezbollah; Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas; LAAG; Arab Nationalist Guard
Commanders and leaders
Khaled al-Haboush; (Damascus Military Council commander); Abu Mohammad al-Julani; (al-Nusra Front commander)	Bashar Al-Assad; Issam Zahreddine; (Republican Guard Brigade 104 commander); Wissam Sharafeddine †; (Hezbollah commander)
Units involved
Unknown	Syrian Army 3rd Armoured Division; 4th Armoured Division; 10th Mechanised Division; 11th Armoured Division; Republican Guard; National Defense Force
Strength
4,500 fighters 750–1,000 al-Nusra fighters;	70,000 soldiers, 500 tanks
Casualties and losses
1,000 rebels killed (Army claim)	115+ soldiers killed

The Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013) was a Syrian government forces and allies offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, that was launched in mid-September 2013, as part of the Syrian Civil War.

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