Beit Jinn offensive

Beit Jinn offensive
	Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
	; Situation in Beit Jinn as of 22 December Syrian Government control Free Syrian Army and Tahrir al-Sham control
Date	28 November 2017 – 2 January 2018; (1 month and 5 days)
Location	Syria Beit Jinn/Mazraat Beit Jinn/Maghar al-Mir, Rif Dimashq Governorate;
Result	Syrian government victory Syrian military captures Tal Bardiyah, rebel forces surrender Beit Jinn and leave to Idlib.; Syrian Army forces regain control of Beit Jinn and the whole Western Ghouta area.;
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic; Allied militias:; Hezbollah; al-Imam al-Hussein Brigade (Iraqi Shia militia)	Itihad Quwat Jabal al-Sheikh (Union of Mount Hermon Forces) Free Syrian Army; Ahrar al-Sham; Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union ; Tahrir al-Sham
Commanders and leaders
Adnan Badur †; (7th Division head of artillery); Hayder al-Juburi; (Quwat Dir' al-Watan); Mohammed al-Hajj; (National Shield); Basim Ahmad al-Khatib †; Abu Mahdi †	Ayman Sami al-Taani †; Abu Saad Al-Maldifi †
Units involved
Syrian Army 4th Armoured Division 42nd Armoured Brigade; Embedded al-Imam al-Hussein Brigade forces, including the "Death Battalion"; ; 7th Mechanized Division; National Defence Forces and other local militias Hermon Regiment; Quwat Dir' al-Watan; Druze militias; National Shield of the Patriotic Forces Golan Regiment's Fist Battalion; Quneitra Hawks Brigade forces from Khan Arnabah; ;	Omar bin al-Khattab Brigade; al-Ezz Brigade
Casualties and losses
95-117 killed	Unknown

The Beit Jinn offensive was a military operation by the Syrian Arab Army against opposition groups in the Western Ghouta area, starting on 28 November 2017.

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