Al-Otaiba ambush 2014
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 26 February 2014 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2014 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Syria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Syrian Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 33.8000, 37.0167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Al-Otaiba ambush was a military operation conducted on 26 February 2014 by Hezbollah against alleged al-Nusra militants at Al-Otaiba, a village in East Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria. In the ambush, a long, single-file column of alleged al-Nusra Front fighters were obliterated by multiple, simultaneous IED blasts. They were then targeted by Hezbollah with additional secondary explosions and small-arms fire. Hezbollah received minor support from the Ba'athist-led Syrian Arab Army in the ambush.
Various reports suggest that over 100 al-Nusra fighters were killed, which makes the ambush a major victory for Hezbollah. According to analysts, the operation may have tightened the government's grip on east Damascus. After the fall of the Ba'athist-led regime, later investigations into the ambush site by the Syrian transitional government would discover the remains of 100 civilians.
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