page_title: Qaboun offensive (2017)
section_title: Restart of Army operations in Qaboun and Barzeh
hierarchical_section_title: Qaboun offensive (2017) / The offensive / Restart of Army operations in Qaboun and Barzeh
caption_attribution_description: English: Syrian rebels carry RPG-29 anti-tank missiles Qaboun, Damascus.
context_page_description: The Qaboun offensive (2017) was a military operation of the Syrian Arab Army in the suburbs of Damascus against rebel forces during the Syrian Civil War. Its intended goal was to capture the Damascus suburbs of Qaboun and Barzeh from rebels led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
context_section_description: At the end of March, the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard seized some 10 buildings in the north-western part of Jobar. At the start of April, Army operations in Qaboun were renewed and government troops reportedly seized five buildings blocks in the southeastern part of the district in one day. They had also discovered three rebel tunnels, with one being wide enough to fit in vehicles.
  On 3 April, government forces made significant progress in both Qaboun and Barzeh, capturing a substantial section of Al-Tahrib Souq Street in Qaboun, as well as most of Barzeh. However, a subsequent rebel counter-attack regained all lost ground in Barzeh. Still, the Army managed to capture the Hafez road, a strategic artery between Qaboun and Barzeh, and thus besieging Barzeh. In the following days, fighting continued in the Tishreen area of Qaboun, as well as along the Al-Tahrib Souq Street.
  One week later, the military made advances in the outskirts of Qaboun in the al-Baalah Farms. In addition, on 12 April, the Army seized a strategic rebel tunnel in Qaboun that was used for resupplying. Further advances took place on 17 April, when the military captured at least 15 building blocks in Qaboun. On 18 April, the Syrian Army reportedly captured a rebel prison in Qaboun and freed 34 prisoners held by the rebels. Five days later, more advances saw the military seize the Qaboun Power Company facilities and the Al-Hussein Mosque.
caption: Rebels walk through a destroyed street in Qaboun.
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