Battle of Rastan (2011)
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.
| First Battle of Rastan | |||||||
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| Part of the Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Free Syrian Army Civilian rebels |
Syrian Arab Republic
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maj. Abdul Rahman Sheikh Ali † 1st Lt. Ahmad Mustafa al-Khalaf † | Unknown | ||||||
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| Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion | 1st Armoured Division | ||||||
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| 1,000 |
900 soldiers 250 tanks and armored vehicles | ||||||
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130 killed* 3,000 opposition supporters arrested |
13 killed 32 wounded | ||||||
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