al-Bunyan al-Marsous Operations Room
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| name = Al-Bunyan al-Marsous Operations Room{{cite web|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/02/jihadists-and-other-rebels-assault-syrian-regime-positions-in-southern-city.php/|title=Jihadists and other rebels assault Syrian regime positions in southern city |author=Thomas Joscelyn|date=13 February 2017|access-date=23 April 2025|work=Long War Journal}}
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| war = Syrian civil war
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| area = *Daraa Governorate, Syria{{cite web|url=https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2018/02/tahrir-al-shams-steps-enhance-presence-daraa/|title=“Tahrir al-Sham’s” Steps to Enhance Its Presence in Daraa|publisher=Enab Baladi|accessdate=23 April 2025 |date=13 February 2018}}
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| partof = Central Operations Room{{cite web|url=https://jusoor.co/tr/details/the-southern-battle-of-syria-field-developments-and-actors%E2%80%99-positions|title=The Southern Battle of Syria Field Developments and Actors’ Positions|date=9 July 2018|access-date=23 April 2025|work=Jusoor}}
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| opponents = Syrian Arab Army{{Cite web|url=http://syriadirect.org/news/assad-forces-nearly-reach-jordan-border-in-midnight-stealth-operation/|title=Assad forces nearly reach Jordan border in midnight stealth operation|work=Syria Direct|date=20 June 2017|access-date=23 April 2025|author1=Walid Al Nofal|author2=Lina Eghzawi|author3=Alaa Rateb|author4=Justin Schuster}}
- 4th Armoured Division{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/the-battle-for-deraa-and-iran-s-plans-in-the-south/|title=The Battle for Deraa and Iran’s Plans in the South|work=Atlantic Council|date=22 June 2017|access-date=23 April 2025|author1=Ahmad Abazeid}}
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps{{cite web|url=http://eldorar.com/node/108923|title="البنيان المرصوص" توضِّح سبب معركة "الموت ولا المذلة" وتذكر الفصائل المشاركة|date=16 February 2017|access-date=23 April 2025|lang=ar|archive-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304213141/http://eldorar.com/node/108923}}
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The Al-Bunyan al-Marsous Operations Room{{cite web|url=http://aranews.net/2016/03/isis-deserters-form-new-militant-group/|title=ISIS deserters form new militia southern Syria|date=29 March 2016|access-date=23 April 2025|work=ARA News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022182035/http://aranews.net/2016/03/isis-deserters-form-new-militant-group/|archive-date=22 October 2016}} (also transliterated as al-Banyan al-Marsous Operations Room) is a coalition of insurgent groups active in Daraa Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.
Composition
The operations room includes southern factions of the Free Syrian Army, Jaysh Al-Yarmouk, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham,{{Cite web|url=https://www.futureuae.com/tar/Mainpage/Item/2787/fragmentation-of-fronts-and-gradual-annexation-in-syria-and-iraq|title=Fragmentation of Fronts and Gradual Annexation in Syria and Iraq|work=Future UAE|date=9 May 2017|access-date=23 April 2025}} Jaysh al-Islam and Jamaat Bayt al-Maqdis al-Islamiya.{{Cite web|url=http://en.eldorar.com/node/4808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220023102/http://en.eldorar.com/node/4808|archive-date=20 February 2017|title=Al-Bonyan al-Mrsous illustrates the reason for the battle, "Death vs Humiliating"|date=17 February 2017|website=El-Dorar|access-date=1 May 2025}} Members of the Islamic Muthanna Movement defected from ISIS in late March 2016, forming the al-Murabitin Brigade. The brigade emphasized that it was part of the operations room.
History
The operations room launched a battle for the al-Manshiyah neighborhood in Daraa in February 2017,{{cite web|url=https://syriadirect.org/regime-escalates-punishing-campaign-on-daraa-city-after-rebels-bet-on-risky-offensive-to-keep-jordan-border-point/|title=Regime escalates punishing campaign on Daraa city after rebels bet on risky offensive to keep Jordan border point|author1=Walid Al Nofal|author2=Madeline Edwards|author3=Ahmad Yassin|author4=Mohammed al-Falouji|date=14 February 2017|access-date=29 April 2025|work=Syria Direct}} to control the Daraa Border Crossing.{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/what-is-the-significance-of-the-fight-in-southern-syria/|title=What is the Significance of the Fight in Southern Syria?|author1=Haid Haid|date=21 February 2017|access-date=29 April 2025|work=Atlantic Council}} The battle lasted until May 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2017/09/11/battle-manshiyah-victory-100-pictures/|title=The Battle for Manshiyah: A Victory in 100 Pictures |author=Gregory Waters|date=11 September 2017|access-date=24 April 2025|work=Bellingcat}}
The spokesperson of the operations room is Abu Shaimaa.{{Cite web|url=https://syriadirect.org/daraa-city-rebels-launch-preemptive-battle-to-hold-onto-jordan-border-crossing/|title=Daraa city rebels launch preemptive battle to hold onto Jordan border crossing|work=Syria Direct|date=13 February 2017|access-date=4 May 2025|author1=Walid Al Nofal|author2=Ahmad Yassin|author3=Mohammed al-Falouji|author4=Mateo Nelson}}
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Category:Anti-Assad factions of the Syrian civil war