Syrian Desert campaign

The Syrian Desert campaign was a large-scale military operation of the Syrian Army that initially started along the highway from Damascus to the border with Iraq against rebel forces during the Syrian civil war. Its first intended goal was to capture both the highway and the al-Tanf border crossing, thus securing the Damascus countryside from a potential rebel attack. Later, multiple other fronts were opened as part of the operation throughout the desert, as well as operation "Grand Dawn" against ISIL with the aim of reopening the Damascus-Palmyra highway and preparing for an offensive towards Deir ez-Zor.

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2017 Syrian Desert campaign

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2012 — 2018 The Syrian-Jordanian War 2012-2018

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2016 Al-Tanf offensive

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2016 2017 southern Syria offensive

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2021 2021 Al-Tanf drone attack

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2024 Tower 22 drone attack

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2012	The Syrian-Jordanian War 2012-2018	armed conflict, border incident	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Al-Tanf offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	2017 southern Syria offensive	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2017	Syrian Desert campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2021	2021 Al-Tanf drone attack	drone warfare	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2024	Tower 22 drone attack	drone warfare	Wikidata
site	fort	2016	Tower 22	forward operating base, fort, Jordanian Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces	Wikidata