| March 2025 Daraa clashes | |||||||
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| Part of theSyrian conflict after thecivil war andaftermath of the Syrian civil war[1] | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Syrian caretaker government |  Assad loyalists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ahmed al-SharaaMurhaf Abu QasraAli Noureddine al-NaasanAnas Khattab | Mohsen al-Haymed Ahmad al-Labbad | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Mohsen al-Haymed's group[4] Ahmad al-Labbad's group[5] | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 security forces killed[6][a] | 9 militants killed[8][b] Unknown | ||||||
| 2 civilians killed[8] and 3 injured[9] | |||||||
TheMarch 2025 Daraa clashes began inAs-Sanamayn on 4 March 2025 between pro-Assad forces and led to the intervention of internal security and theMinistry of Defense.
Some of the Assad loyalists are reportedly affiliated withMohsen al-Haymed, who was a member of theMilitary Security Directorate in theSyrian Arab Army,[9] while others were affiliated with Ahmad al-Labbad, who formerly worked for theGeneral Intelligence Directorate.[5]
Clashes had taken place in January 2025 in As-Sanamayn between agroup affiliated with Haimed and theSouthern Operations Room.[10]
Members ofal-Haymed's group, after leaving a funeral, had engaged with gunmen, who were reportedly part of a group led by Ahmad al-Labbad. Three members of al-Haymed's group died as a result of the attack, while one member and a child were injured.General Security Services arrived to restore order, but al-Haymed's group opened fire, wounding one officer, which led to clashes taking place between al-Haymed's group and security forces.[11]
Eight security forces were killed in total, with three dying on 5 March. Two civilians also died. Nine members of al-Haymed's group died.[6]
60 militants were arrested as a result,[8] though al-Haymed escaped the raid.[12]
Syria's new caretaker government announced the end of a days-long military operation against fighters loyal to overthrown president Bashar al-Assad on Monday, marking the worst fighting since the years-long civil war ended in December.