īy 11 June, rebels had captured parts of al-Thula airbase, with a Southern Front spokesman stating that they expected to capture the entire base by the end of the day. Rebels seized the al-Koum checkpoint and Sakakah village to the east of Brigade 52 and near the airbase. On 10 June, rebels announced the start of the battle for the al-Thula airbase in western As-Suwayda Governorate (which has a mostly Druze population, and few Muslims) and began targeting it with mortars and artillery. The military made no comments about the loss of the base. According to the SOHR, 35 rebels, including three commanders, and 28 soldiers were killed. The Army retreated to the al-Thula airbase, while the Syrian Air Force covered the retreat. Opposition forces were seen using French APILAS anti-tank weapons for the first time in this battle. The rebels fired more than 100 missiles at the base during the attack. After less than six hours of fighting, the Brigade 52 base (which was the largest government-held base in Daraa), the town of al-Meleha al-Gharbia and al-Rakham village were captured. On 9 June, the Southern Front launched the offensive after evacuating the residents of al-Hirak for "security reasons" on 7 June. However, after initially managing to capture parts of the airbase, the rebels were forced to withdraw. The offensive moved directly onto nearby al-Thula airbase in western As-Suwayda Governorate after the swift capture of Brigade 52. The Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) (titled "The battle of the crushing of the tyrants" by the Southern Front) was launched in eastern Daraa Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, by the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army and allied Islamic Front rebel group against government positions in and around the 52nd Mechanized Brigade base ( Liwa 52), which housed an infantry unit, an artillery battalion and a T-72 tank battalion. National Defense Force Jaysh al-Muwahhideen Ģ8 killed and 3 captured (SOHR claim) Rebels temporally seized the western half of the al-Thula airbase, before being forced to retreat the next day.Rebels capture Brigade 52, al-Rakham, al-Meleha al-Gharbia, al-Koum checkpoint and Sakakah.Daraa Governorate and As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria
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