Battle of Zabadani (2015)
2015 military offensive
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.
Background
Prior attempts at negotiating a peaceful outcome between the government and the rebels in Zabadani failed.
The battle
Zabadani surrounded
On 3 July 2015 Hezbollah and the Syrian Army launched an offensive against Zabadani and reportedly seized Qalaat Al-Tal hill. The following day, they broke into Zabadani and reportedly captured the southwestern part of the city, specifically the Jamiyat neighborhood. News reports indicated that many civilians fled the city. On 5 July, it was reported that the rebels mined and fortified their positions inside the besieged city ahead of expected heavy street fighting.
By 9 July, the Syrian Army and Hezbollah controlled half of Zabadani following six days of clashes. On the same day, the Syrian Army carried out a powerful assault on al-Nusra Front's positions in the village of Al-Zahra, next to Zabadani. They captured a number of points while under the cover of the Syrian Air Force's airstrikes. By 12 July, Hezbollah reportedly advanced deep into Zabadani, capturing Al-Zahra Castle, the majority of the western part of the city and the Al-Zalah neighborhood in the south of Zabadani.
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