Battle of Rastan (January–February 2012)

Battle of Rastan (January–February 2012)
	Part of the Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War
	; Free Syrian Army fighters in Rastan
Date	29 January – 5 February 2012; (1 week)
Location	Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	FSA victory Free Syrian Army (FSA) takes control of most of Rastan on 1 February; FSA takes full control of the city and its suburbs on 5 February; Syrian Army bombardment ongoing;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; Security agencies; Shabiha;
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Jihad Ahmad †; (killed four days after the battle); Major Ali Ayyoub, Lieutenant Ibrahim Ayyoub	Unknown
Units involved
Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade; Men of God Battalion;	1st Armoured Division 44th Armoured Brigade;
Casualties and losses
18 killed	2+ killed
	24 civilians killed

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A second battle between the Syrian Army and the Free Syrian Army for control of the city of Rastan took place from 29 January to 5 February 2012. Located in Homs Governorate, Rastan is a city of 60,000 residents. The FSA captured Rastan after days of intense fighting, according to residents and the opposition.

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