Southern Operations Room

Southern Operations Room
غُرْفَةُ العَمَلِيَّاتِ الجَنُوبِيَّةُ Ghurfat Al-Amaliyyat Al-Janoubiyya
Logo of the Southern Operations Room
Leaders	Ahmad al-Awda (leader of the organization) Nassim Abu Ara (military commander, spokesperson) Abu Murshed (deputy commander)[1]
Dates of operation	6 December 2024 — ?
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Arab Republic (Syrian transitional government)[2]
Group(s)	8th Brigade (disbanded on 15 April 2025) Central Committees Southern Front loyalists Ex-rebels in reconciliation zones Al-Jabal Brigade[3] Sheikh al-Karama Forces[3] Men of Dignity[3]
Active regions	Daraa Governorate Suwayda Governorate Quneitra Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate Damascus Governorate
Allies	Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham[4] Syrian Free Army[5] Military Operations Command[6]
Opponents	Syrian Arab Armed Forces   Iran-sponsored militant groups Hezbollah
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war 2024 Syrian opposition offensives Southern Syria offensive (2024) Fall of Damascus Daraa Governorate campaign Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Spillover of the Gaza war in Syria
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Preceded by Southern Front

The Southern Operations Room (Arabic: غرفة العمليات الجنوبية, romanized: Ghurfat Aleamaliaat Aljanubia), abbreviated as SOR, is a Syrian rebel coalition consisting of various Syrian opposition groups and defectors that initially operated in the southern provinces of Daraa, Suwayda and Quneitra, though they expanded to Damascus, and Rif Dimashq. The group withdrew from Damascus following HTS' arrival.

The Southern Operations Room publicly declared their formation on 6 December 2024, to coordinate the southern Syria offensive in the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. The group originated in the Southern Front which previously fought against the Assad regime in an earlier phase of the war. The formation process for what would become the Southern Operations Room began in 2023, with advisers from the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham-led Military Operations Command bringing together the leaders of around 25 opposition factions in southern Syria to coordinate planning for a future military operation.

The Southern Operations Room was the first rebel organization to capture Damascus during the Syrian civil war.

The Eighth Brigade, one of the constituent parts of the operations room, was dissolved as of 13 April 2025, following a standoff around the city of Busra al-Sham between itself and the Syrian transitional government. In a video statement released by the Eighth Brigade, the group's spokesman confirmed the decision to disband.