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
Syrian Opposition Jaysh al-Haramoun Al-Nusra Front; Ahrar ash-Sham; ; Free Syrian Army; Islamic Front; (Joined August 15); ;	Syrian Government; Iran; 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; Mustafa Badreddine
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Al-Zabadani Hawks Brigade; ; Islamic Front Jaysh al-Islam; ;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 4th Armoured Division 63rd Brigade; 67th Brigade; ; ; Syrian Air Force; National Defense Force; ; IRGC Quds Force; ; Eagles of the Whirlwind;
Strength
1,500–2,000 fighters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
400+ fighters killed; 100–250 wounded; 189 captured (independently confirmed); 479+ fighters killed (pro-government claim)	60–108 Hezbollah killed; 29 SAA killed; 2 SSNP killed; 1 PLA killed; 1 IRGC killed

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.