Nearby localities include Darayya to the north, Sahnaya to the south, and al-Sabinah to the east.

[2] On 25 August 2013, fighting occurred between Syrian Army soldiers and opposition fighters in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya.

The five soldiers were immediately taken to a field medical point where they were treated with injections, eye droplets and oxygen.

They were then transported to Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital for emergency care, where medical personnel took blood samples of them.

[3]: 17–18, 71–78  Five days after the incident, the victims were interviewed by the United Nations Mission to Investigate Alleged Uses of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic.