The suburb is located approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northeast of the Damascus city center.

On 24 August 2013, a group of Syrian Army soldiers were clearing buildings from opposition forces in Jobar.

Around 11:00, the intensity of the shooting from the opposition side subsided and the soldiers believed the rebels were retreating.

[1]: 15, 16 10 soldiers were injured and evacuated to the nearest medical point where they were treated with intravenous fluids and oxygen before being sent to Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital for further treatment.

"[1]: 67 The UN mission received soil samples from the impact site and remnants of two IEDs allegedly used to disperse the chemical agent.