Syria War 2014 - Heavy Clashes And Fighting In The Battle For The Jasim Hospital | Syrian Civil War. This video documents heavy clashes and fighting between several Syrian Rebel brigades and the Syrian Army during the battle for the Jasim Hospital northwestern Daraa in southern Syria that took place between December 2013 and January 2014. Heavy clashes taking place around the hospital where reported during that time and rebel forces made numerous attempts to break into the building that was used as an army base by regime forces. The first heavier assault already started on Monday, Dec, 16. 2013 but the fighting went on till January 2014 as the rebels made the final breakthorugh with help of an vbied attack held out by members of the Al-Nusra Front. The citiy of Jasim itself and the main road leading to the hospital where mostly under full rebel control during the whole time of the siege and the syrian army soldiers where trapped inside the base left alone with nearly no support or reinforcements. The actuall strenght of the defenders is not know but their number must have been less than the attackers. The rebels also reported to have destroyed at least one tank near the hospital and released footage of three more being captured during and after the siege. Additionally to the siege , the city of Jasim was targeted by regime aerial bombardment using explosive barrels and missiles, while fierce clashes erupted on its the outskirts. Regime helicopter gunships also targeted the city of Iknhil and multiple other neighbouring towns. The assault resulted in several injuries among civilians, wich booth sides take responsibility for. The rebel attack was mainly held out by members of the Hamza Asadullah Brigade wich is now part of the Southern Front under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, you can hear the fighters in the first part of the Video saying "al jaysh el hor" what means Free Syrian Army in arabic and shows that these members affiliating themselves with the Free Syrian Army. The Mujahedeen Battalion Horan and the radical Al-Nusra Front where also participants of the battle. The main rebel advantage during the siege was the control of most parts of the surrounding area what made it easy for them to attack the base continuous from medium to large distance with all kind of weapons what led to the supression and demoralisation of the defenders inside. The footage from 00:00-18:00 is part of the assault in December 2013. At 18:00 the main assault at the begining of January 2014 is shown. The major succses in the battle was made by Al-Nusra Front members using a vbied to break into the base and in whose following smoke the rebels from all brigades where covered from precise return fire while approaching to the building leaving the engament to end in close room to room combat between the attackers and the defenders. After the attack two T-72 tanks where captured inside the base and at least two syrian soldiers whose fate is unkown where taken as captives by Al-Nusra. In order to the attack the hospital that didnt held any patients inside was mostly destroyed. Jasim is a small city with a population of 31,683 in the Izra' District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located over 30 kilometers north of Daraa and is near the towns of Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northeast and al-Harra to the northwest. The town was one of the first cities to participate in large-scale protests during the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising against the government on 18 March 2011. Further mass protests were reported on 22 April. On 1 April 2012, four Syrian Army soldiers were killed in clashes with rebel Free Syrian Army gunmen in Jasim according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Map of Location: http://bit.ly/1dtzd6c Want to see more HD combat videos? Well, make sure to leave a rate, comment/s, and subscribe for more! Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/1aY2nXE aDRI12345 On Facebook:https://www.FB.com/RawCombatFootage *DISCLAIMER* This footage is part of an war archvie of the war in Syria and should be viewed as educational. This footage is also to be taken as a raw documentary on the events of the conflict in Syria. This footage is not meant to glorify war or violence. This footage is NOT meant to be violent in any way. I am ONLY sharing this footage for the purposes of news reporting and educating. I also want to share this footage for: news reporting, sharing important information with the public, and the transformative nature of the footage. Learn more about the war in Syria:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war

• published: 23 Dec 2014
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