Jabhat Al-Nusra has suffered heavy casualties attempting to take the village of Tal Hamra on the border of Dara’a in the Al-Quneitra Governate. Over 200 militants have been reportedly killed by the Syrian Arab Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) since last Friday, when Jabhat Al-Nusra launched an offensive in Tal Hamra, resulting in the capture of neighboring hills and buildings adjacent to the village.
According to a military source, Regiment 89 of the Syrian Arab Army has participated in this battle, along with members of the civilian-led NDF. The village of Tal Hamra sits approximately 1,075 meters above sea level; which makes capturing the village all the more challenging for the enemy combatants. If Jabhat Al-Nusra captures Tal Hamra, they will have a clear entry into the Dara’a Governate and the ability to besiege the village of Zimreen.
While the offensive has resulted in some gains for Jabhat Al-Nusra, they have suffered very high casualties in the process. The majority Jabhat Al-Nusra fighters besieging the village of Tal Hamra have been unable to retreat due to the barrage of artillery shells and gunfire from the SAA at the top of the hill. As a result, many Jabhat Al-Nusra casualties were left on the battlefield.
The identified Jabhat Al-Nusra casualties are as followed (no nationalities were given):
1. Hashim Mohammad Hajooj
2. ‘Issa Mustafa Ya’aqoub Al-Lakoud
3. ‘Umar ‘Awada (Abu Ashraf)
4. Adham Suleiman (“Abu Raghad”)
5. Khalid Al-Tahan
6. ‘Issa ‘Ajaaj
7. Mohammad Jamaal Al-‘Aqla
8. Yahya Hafizh Al-Nasser
9. ‘Ibrahim Bakr Al-Nasser
10. ‘Ibrahim Al-Jabouri (leader of Liwaa’ Ababeel Houran – AKA “Alexander the Great”)
11. Mohammad Mahmoud Al-Turkmani
12. ‘Abdo-Ahmad ‘Ali Al-Sa’eed Al-Hariri
13. Yass Ayoud Al-Jabaawi
14. Mohammad Salaama Al-Dandoun
15. ‘Abdullah Zakaria Al-Haari
16. Khalid Walid Al-Fanadi
17. Mohammad ‘Abdel-Fatah ‘Abdel-Rahman
18. Mohammad Yousif Harideen
19. Ahmad Fayaz Al-Barakaat
20. Ahmad Khaneefass
21. ‘Abdel-Mana’am Abu Al-Kass (Leader)
22. Khaled ‘Abdel-Rahman Hassan ‘Ali Al-Dhayaab
23. Mohammad Mansour Saleh
24. Faysal Naysaal Faysal
25. Fadi Akrad Abu ‘Adnan
26. Abu Ayham ‘Alloush
27. Mohammad Ameen Al-Hassouni
28. Qassim Mahmoud Zeidan
29. Saleh Al-Dagher
30. Ibrahim Moussa Khamees
31. Mohammad Zamaal
32. Hussam Nawaaf Al-Rajaa
33. Mohammad Jamal Al-‘Umar
