Southern Damascus offensive (January 2018–present)
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The Southern Damascus offensive began on 5 January 2018 as Jaysh al-Islam fighters attempted to infiltrate ISIL positions within the orchards situated in-between Yalda and Hajjar As-Aswad to the immediate south of Damascus city. This resulted in numerous casualties and as such, a week later, on 12 January ISIL shock troops launched a counter-assault on Yalda's Zein neighborhood, triggering heavy clashes, resulting in the eventual capture of several buildings in the area. On 22 January, ISIL made further progress in Taqdam Neighborhood of Hajjar al-Aswad, to this date ISIL ended up controlling 3/4 of Yarmouk Camp, majority of Hajjar al-Aswad, Qadam, Tadamon and large part of Yalda's eastern axis. Fighting continued with ISIL forces continuing their advance against other militant groups later into January, with majority of a street between Yalda and Babbila as well as some gains within the district of Tadamon. By 27 January, ISIL controlled almost the entirety of Hajjar al-Aswad after breaking through the last lines of defense and were on the verge of entering the town of Yalda, during the same time, further areas were also captured in the Yarmouk district.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1200 | Aram-Damascus | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1920 | Arab Kingdom of Syria | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1920 | State of Damascus | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1922 | Syrian Federation | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1923 | French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1925 | State of Syria | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1930 | Syrian Republic under French mandate | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 2015 Douma market air strikes | airstrike | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Wadi Barada offensive | offensive | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 634 | Battle of Marj Rahit | Khalid ibn al-Walid, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 634 | Siege of Damascus | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 684 | Battle of Marj Rahit | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 971 | Attack on Damascus | Fatimid Caliphate, battle, Qarmatian state of Bahrayn, Banu Uqayl, Alptakin, Banu Kilab | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1078 | Siege of Damascus | Fatimid Caliphate, siege, Seljuk dynasty, Atsiz ibn Uvaq | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1148 | Battle of Mezzeh | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1148 | Siege of Damascus | Holy Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of France, Knights Templar, Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Flanders, battle, Knights Hospitaller, siege, Zengid dynasty, Duchy of Swabia, Burid dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1174 | Siege of Damascus | siege, Zengid dynasty, Ayyubid Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1229 | Siege of Damascus | siege, Ayyubid dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1303 | Battle of Marj al-Saffar | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1386 | Zahiri Revolt | attempted coup d'état, Ẓāhirī, Mamluk Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1516 | Capture of Damascus | Ottoman Empire, siege, Mamluk Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1658 | Druze power struggle | armed conflict, Ottoman Syria, Ma'nids | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Arab Revolt | rebellion, revolt | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Capture of Damascus | Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Charge at Kiswe | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Charge at Khan Ayash | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1920 | Battle of Maysalun | French Third Republic, Arab Kingdom of Syria, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1920 | Capture of Damascus (1920) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Kissoué | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Damascus | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1963 | July 1963 Syrian coup attempt | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | 2011 Rif Dimashq blockades | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Battle of Douma | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Battle of Damascus | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Battle of al-Tel | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Rif Dimashq offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Battle of Darayya | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Yarmouk camp fighting | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2013 | 2013 Israeli Airstrike in Syria | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2013 | Damascus offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2013 | Siege of eastern Ghouta | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2013 | Siege of Wadi Barada | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2014 | Battle of Al-Malihah | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2014 | Rif Dimashq offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2015 | Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2015 | Eastern Ghouta offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2016 | Siege of Wadi Barada | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2017 | Qaboun offensive (February–March 2017) | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2017 | Battle of Harasta | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | Southern Damascus offensive (January 2018–present) | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018) | Russia, Syria, Syrian Armed Forces, Ahrar al-Sham, Palestine Liberation Army, offensive, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Army of Islam, Arab Nationalist Guard, Liwa Fatemiyoun, Liwa Al-Quds, Al-Rahman Legion, Liwa Zainebiyoun | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | Southern Damascus offensive (March 2018) | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | 2018 Douma chemical attack | airstrike, Syrian Armed Forces | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | 2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs | France, United Kingdom, United States, armed conflict, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | Southern Damascus offensive (April 2018) | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2022 | September 2022 Damascus airstrikes | Israeli Air Force, missile strike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | 2023 Damascus airstrike | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus | airstrike, assassination | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Fall of Damascus | siege, conquest, Southern Operations Room, Southern Front, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Syrian insurgency | insurgency | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | 2025 Jaramana clashes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | 2025 Syrian coup d'état attempt | Assadism, attempted coup d'état, Syrian transitional government | Wikidata |
| organisation | military branch | 1945 | Syrian Arab Army | army | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Syrian Military Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1998 | October War Panorama | national museum, military museum | Wikidata |