Battle of Bosra (2015): Difference between revisions

{{short description|Rebel operation in the Syrian Civil War}}

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|caption= Map showing the rebel offensive to seize Bosra

|combatant1={{flagdeco|Syrian Opposition}} [[Free Syrian Army]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Islamic Courts Union.svg}} [[Islamic Muthanna Movement (Syrian rebel group)|Islamic Muthanna Movement]]<ref name="FSA"/><br>{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg}} [[Jabhat al-Nusra]]<ref name="nusra"/>

* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces.svg}} [[Syrian Armed Forces]]

* {{flagicon image|InfoboxNDF.png}} [[National Defense Force (Syria)|National Defense Force]]

{{flag|Hezbollah}}<ref name="shiite"/><br>

{{flagicon image|Flag of Iran.svg}} [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|Iranian IRGC]]<ref name="shiite"/><br>

{{flagicon image|Flag of Iraq.svg}} Imam al-Hussein Brigade<ref name="imam">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/archicivilians/status/584039957334896640|title=archicivilians on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>

|units1={{flagicon image|Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg}} [[Southern Front (Syrian rebel group)|Southern Front]]<ref name="FSA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Mar-25/292083-syria-rebels-storm-idlib-city-in-three-pronged-attack.ashx|title=Syria rebels storm Idlib city in three-pronged attack|work=The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon|access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref>

* [[Omari Brigades]]<ref name="nusra">{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2015/03/syria-jabhat-nusra-bosra-tikrit-fronts-fighting-offensives.html#|title=Jabhat al-Nusra looks for battlefield breakout|publisher=Al-Monitor|access-date=16 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331102346/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2015/03/syria-jabhat-nusra-bosra-tikrit-fronts-fighting-offensives.html|archive-date=31 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

* [[Lions of Sunna Brigade]]

|casualties3=4 civilians killed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/14-members-of-the-regime-forces-and-islamic-battalions-killed-in-daraa-and-al-suwaydaa/ |title=14 members of the regime forces and Islamic battalions killed in Daraa and al- Suwaydaa |author=sohranas |publisher=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325000906/http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/14-members-of-the-regime-forces-and-islamic-battalions-killed-in-daraa-and-al-suwaydaa/ |archive-date=25 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/the-opposition-shells-kill-16-people-in-aleppo-and-idlib-while-12-fighters-died-in-daraa/ |title=The opposition shells kill 16 people in Aleppo and Idlib, while 12 fighters died in Daraa |author=sohranas |publisher=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092005/http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/the-opposition-shells-kill-16-people-in-aleppo-and-idlib-while-12-fighters-died-in-daraa/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>

On 24 March 2015, rebels advanced in the town and besieged a number of soldiers in the ancient citadel,<ref name="FSA"/> which the Army relieved after a counterattack.<ref name="units">{{cite web|url=http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/the-syrian-arab-army-regains-full-control-over-the-busra-al-sham-castle-fierce-clashes-ongoing/|title=The Syrian Arab Army Regains Full Control Over the Busra Al-Sham Castle; Fierce Clashes Ongoing|author=Leith Fadel|work=Al-Masdar News|date=24 March 2015|access-date=25 March 2015|archive-date=28 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628204211/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/the-syrian-arab-army-regains-full-control-over-the-busra-al-sham-castle-fierce-clashes-ongoing/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Syrian Air Force launched 10 airstrikes on the town, while 30 barrel bombs were also dropped that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/2015/03/%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88-40-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/|title=نحو 40 غارة وبرميل نفذها وألقاها الطيران الحربي والمروحي على بصرى الشام والمقاتلون يتقدمون في البلدة|author=المرصد السوري|work=المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان|access-date=25 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123513/http://www.syriahr.com/2015/03/%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88-40-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> The Army also fired rockets on the nearby Maaraba hospital, where injured rebels were being treated, which completely levelled the building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/syria-rebels-seize-bosra-sham-150325191523360.html|title=Syria rebels seize ancient town near Jordanian border|publisher=Al Jazeera English|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>

On 25 March 2015, FSA rebels backed by Islamist factions captured the town and its UNESCO archaeological sites.<ref name="capture">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/rebel-and-islamic-battalions-take-control-on-busra-al-sham/ |title=Rebel and Islamic battalions take control on Busra al-Sham |author=Master |publisher=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095659/http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/rebel-and-islamic-battalions-take-control-on-busra-al-sham/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-town-idUSKBN0ML0O320150325|title=Mainstream Syrian rebels seize historic town in south: monitor|work=Reuters|date=25 March 2015|access-date=25 March 2015|archive-date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929092354/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/25/us-mideast-crisis-syria-town-idUSKBN0ML0O320150325|url-status=live}}</ref> According to a pro-government source, Army and militia units retreated from their positions in the town after the promised reinforcements were not deployed.<ref name="shiite">[https://archive.today/20150329124636/http://syriadirect.org/main/37-videos/1939-roman-era-town-falls-to-rebels ROMAN-ERA TOWN FALLS TO REBELS]</ref>

On 29 March, local clashes took place in Glen town between the Islamic Muthanna Movement and al-Sunna lions brigade after an "argument" occurred about dividing the seized weapons and ammunition from Bosra. One fighter from the Islamic Muthanna Movement was killed, while three fighters were injured from both sides in the clashes.<ref name="dispute">{{cite web|url=http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/clashes-between-2-islamic-battalions-in-dara-countryside/ |title=Clashes between 2 Islamic battalions in Dar'a countryside |author=Master |publisher=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=16 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403042037/http://syriahr.com/en/2015/03/clashes-between-2-islamic-battalions-in-dara-countryside/ |archive-date=3 April 2015 }}</ref>

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