Battle of Rastan (May 2012)

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Battle of Rastan (May 2012)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Artillery positioned north of Rastan, Syria. Smoke rising from building, 10 June 2012.
Date14 May 2012
Location
Result Syrian opposition victory
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Syrian Opposition Syria Syrian Government
Commanders and leaders
  • Syrian opposition Col. Qassem Saadeddine[1]
  • Syrian opposition Capt. Iyad al-Deek
  • Syrian opposition Ahmad Bahbouh
  • Syrian opposition Maj. Ali Ayoub
  • Syrian opposition Lt. Ibrahim Ayoub
  • Syrian opposition Capt. Bewar Mustafa[2]
Ba'athist Syria Unknown
Units involved
Casualties and losses
9 killed, including a commander 23 killed[3]
15 captured
3 APCs destroyed
2 APCs captured

The Battle of Rastan between the Syrian Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army took place in the city of Rastan on 14 May 2012, during the U.N. brokered cease-fire of the Syrian uprising.

  1. ^ Matthew Weaver (12 June 2012). "The Guardian Syria Live Blog". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ Mohammed Aly Sergie (13 January 2013). "Kurdish Fighters Hope to Balance Islamist Forces". Syria Deeply.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference aa1405 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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