The secret operation of Col. Daksa in Syria revealed: 'He always thought 10 steps ahead'

Two years after his fall in Gaza, the campaign led by Col. Ahsan Daksa on the Syrian border is revealed. Under the name 'Date Harvesting,' he led a series of strikes to push back Syrian military infrastructure. Officers who served alongside him and his widow Huda describe a commander who refused to be blinded by the calm in the sector, and his concern for the fate of the Druze in Syria.

Two years after the fall of Col. Ahsan Daksa, commander of the 401st Brigade, in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, the campaign he led on the Syrian border is revealed. Under the name 'Date Harvesting,' Daksa led a series of strikes aimed at pushing Syrian military infrastructure away from Israel's border, during a time when many saw the sector as relatively quiet. The officers who served alongside him and his widow Huda describe a commander who refused to wait until the threat intensified. In November 2021, the Kafiyat and Nahshon outposts were attacked, and in August 2023, the Migrena outpost was attacked in the deepest strike of the campaign. The activity included foot raids, tank operations, and the use of Gil missiles. Daksa expressed deep concern for the Druze community in Syria, especially for the residents of Suwayda, where a massacre occurred in July 2025 after the fall of the Assad regime. The article presents his operational legacy and his philosophy of not settling for a response to a threat that had already reached the fence.