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Al-Qusayr offensive

Al-Qusayr offensive
Part of the Syrian civil war
Qusayr map.svg
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

SyrianNationalCoalitionOfficialLogo.svg National Coalition

Al-Nusra Front

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah
Supported by:

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)

Units involved

15 rebel units

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

SyrianNationalCoalitionOfficialLogo.svg National Coalition

Syria 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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