Battle of Zabadani (2015)

Battle of Zabadani (2015)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Zabadani District (yellow) within the Rif Dimashq Governorate
Date	3 July – 24 September 2015; (2 months and 3 weeks)
Location	Al-Zabadani and outskirts, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Status	Ceasefire; Significant Syrian Army and Hezbollah gains Rebel forces besieged in Al-Zabadani after 4 July 2015; The Syrian Army and Hezbollah control 85% of the city, per Syrian Army sources; The Syrian Army and Hezbollah control 70–75% of the city, per opposition sources; A Turkish/Iranian brokered U.N.-agreement is enacted on 24 September 2015;
Belligerents
Jaysh al-Haramoun Al-Nusra Front; Ahrar ash-Sham; Free Syrian Army Islamic Front; (Joined August 15)	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Iran IRGC; Syrian Social Nationalist Party; Hezbollah; al-Jabalawi Battalion; Palestine Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Abdel-Rahman Kharita †; Zahran Alloush	Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub; Gen. Abdel Karim Rubash †; Qasem Soleimani
Units involved
Al-Zabadani Hawks Brigade; Jaysh al-Islam	4th Armoured Division 63rd Brigade; 67th Brigade; Syrian Air Force; Quds Force; Eagles of the Whirlwind
Strength
1,500–2,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
400+ killed, 100–250 wounded and 189 captured (independently confirmed); 479+ killed (pro-government claim)	60–108 Hezbollah killed; 29 SAA killed; 2 SSNP killed; 1 PLA killed; 1 IRGC killed
	Location within Syria

The Battle of Zabadani (2015) started in early July 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, as a military offensive launched by the Syrian Army, and Hezbollah to capture the rebel-held town of Al-Zabadani.

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