Battle of Rastan (May 2012)

Battle of Rastan (May 2012)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Artillery positioned north of Rastan, Syria. Smoke rising from building, 10 June 2012.
Date	14 May 2012
Location	Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	FSA victory
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces;
Commanders and leaders
Col. Qassim Saadeddine; Capt. Iyad al-Deek; Ahmad Bahbouh; Maj. Ali Ayoub; Lt. Ibrahim Ayoub; Capt. Bewar Mustafa;	Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade; Men of God Brigade;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army; Syrian Air Force;
Casualties and losses
9 killed, including a commander	23 killed; 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.

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