Battle of Rastan (2011)
| First Battle of Rastan | |||||||||
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| Part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Syrian Opposition | Syrian Government | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Maj. Abdul Rahman Sheikh Ali † 1st Lt. Ahmad Mustafa al-Khalaf † | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 1,000 rebels |
900 soldiers 250 tanks and armored vehicles | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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130 rebels and protesters killed 3,000 opposition supporters arrested |
13 soldiers killed 32 soldiers wounded | ||||||||
| *The number of dead on the rebel side includes both opposition fighters and civilian protesters | |||||||||
A battle for control of Rastan, a city of 60,000 residents in Homs Governorate, Syria, occurred from 27 September to 1 October 2011. In late September, there were reports of numerous Syrian Army defections in the area, following which the Free Syrian Army took control of Rastan. After a four-day battle, the city was retaken by the Syrian Army.
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