Al-Qusayr offensive

Al-Qusayr offensive
Part of the Syrian civil war
Location of al-Qusayr
Date 4 April – 8 June 2013 (2 months and 4 days) Location Al Qusayr and its district, Syria Result Decisive Syrian Army & Hezbollah victory Syrian Army and Hezbollah capture all villages around al-Qusayr Lebanese-Syrian border comes under the control of the Syrian government and Hezbollah Syrian Army and Hezbollah capture Al-Qusayr
Belligerents
National Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Liberation Front Al-Nusra Front	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces Popular Committees Hezbollah Supported by: Iranian IRGC
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Mohieddin al-Zain (al-Qusayr military council) Abdel Qader Saleh (WIA) (Al-Tawhid Brigade commander)	Abu Jihad (Hezbollah commander) Fadi al-Jazar † (Hezbollah commander) Qasem Soleimani (Quds force commander)
Units involved
15 rebel units Farouq Brigades Ahrar ash-Sham Al-Tawhid Brigade	1st Armoured Division 10th Mechanized Division Unit 910 (Hezbollah)
Strength
1,900 fighters	5,000–6,000 soldiers and militiamen, 1,700–2,000 Hezbollah fighters 40 tanks
Casualties and losses
740–809 killed	330 killed (140 Hezbollah) 12 tanks destroyed

Decisive Syrian Army & Hezbollah victory

National Coalition

Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Supported by:

Abu Jihad
(Hezbollah commander)
Fadi al-Jazar †
(Hezbollah commander)

15 rebel units

The al-Qusayr offensive was an operation by the Syrian Government forces against Opposition forces at al-Qusayr in Homs province, during the Syrian Civil War. The operation was launched on 4 April 2013, the Syrian Army, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah and the National Defense Forces played key roles in the attack. Its aim was to capture all villages around the rebel-held town of al-Qusayr, thus tightening the siege of the city and ultimately launching an attack on al-Qusayr itself. The region was an important supply route for rebels fighting Syrian government forces in Homs.

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