March 2025 Daraa clashes
| March 2025 Daraa clashes | ||||||
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| Part of the Syrian conflict after the civil war and aftermath of the Syrian civil war[1] | ||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||
 Syrian caretaker government |
 Assad loyalists | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||
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Ahmed al-Sharaa Murhaf Abu Qasra Ali Noureddine al-Naasan Anas Khattab |
Mohsen al-Haymed Ahmad al-Labbad | |||||
| Units involved | ||||||
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Mohsen al-Haymed's group[4] Ahmad al-Labbad's group[5] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||
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8 security forces killed[6][a] |
9 militants killed[8][b] Unknown | |||||
| 2 civilians killed[8] and 3 injured[9] |
The March 2025 Daraa clashes began in As-Sanamayn on 4 March 2025 between pro-Assad forces and led to the intervention of internal security and the Ministry of Defense.
Background
[edit]Some of the Assad loyalists are reportedly affiliated with Mohsen al-Haymed, who was a member of the Military Security Directorate in the Syrian Arab Army,[9] while others were affiliated with Ahmad al-Labbad, who formerly worked for the General Intelligence Directorate.[5]
Clashes had taken place in January 2025 in As-Sanamayn between a group affiliated with Haimed and the Southern Operations Room.[10]
Timeline
[edit]Members of al-Haymed's group, after leaving a funeral, had engaged with gunmen, who were reportedly part of a group led by Ahmad al-Labbad. Three members of al-Haymed's group died as a result of the attack, while one member and a child were injured. General Security Services arrived to restore order, but al-Haymed's group opened fire, wounding one officer, which led to clashes taking place between al-Haymed's group and security forces.[11]
Eight security forces were killed in total, with three dying on 5 March. Two civilians also died. Nine members of al-Haymed's group died.[6]
60 militants were arrested as a result,[8] though al-Haymed escaped the raid.[12]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Syria ends military operation against al-Assad loyalists after days of fighting". Euronews. 10 March 2025.
Syria's new caretaker government announced the end of a days-long military operation against fighters loyal to overthrown president Bashar al-Assad on Monday, marking the worst fighting since the years-long civil war ended in December.
- ^ "Syrian security forces reportedly clash with pro-Assad gunmen". Al Jazeera English. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "3 Members of Syrian Security Forces Killed in Clashes with Regime Remnants in Daraa". Asharq Al Awsat. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Iran Update, March 5, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b "In Syria's Daraa Governorate, Conflict Persists Despite Assad's Renewed Postwar Control". The Media Line. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Syrian Security Forces Clash with Armed Group in Daraa, 8 Killed". 963 Media. 6 March 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Syria monitor reports 11 killed in ex-Assad bastion, clashes in south". Naharnet. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Clashes leave 15 dead in southern Syria". Rudaw. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Deadly clashes erupt in southern Syria following government raid on pro-Assad groups". The New Arab. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ al-Ashqar, Mo’ayed (5 January 2025). "Military Operations Command deploy reinforcements to Syria's Daraa". North Press Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Security forces, armed group clash in Syria's Daraa". North Press Agency. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ al-Jeratli, Khaled; al-Hashish, Mahjoub (13 April 2025). "Assassinations: A continuing phenomenon in Daraa". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 11 May 2025.