Battle of Sadad
| Battle of Sadad | |||||||
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| Part of the Syrian civil war and the persecution of Assyrians | |||||||
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 Free Syrian Army
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| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 fighters | 1,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100+ killed | 100+ killed | ||||||
| 46 civilians killed, 30 wounded, 10 missing | |||||||
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
The Battle of Saadad was fought during the Syrian Civil War, in October 2013, when rebel forces attacked the town of Sadad, a Christian town with a population that speaks Western Neo-Aramaic. 46 Assyrian/Syriac men, women, and children were killed by rebel forces during the battle.
On 21 October 2013, the town, which is strategically located between the city of Homs city and the capital Damascus, was reportedly overrun by Islamist militants belonging to the al-Nusra Front. The assault started when two al-Nusra suicide bombers detonated near a gas well, outside the town capturing it as well. At the time of the attack, no government military or militia forces were in the town, except local police. Saadad fell without a fight with the police station surrendering. After capturing Sadad, the militants set up loudspeakers in the main square, calling for residents to return to their houses. At least nine people were killed after being found in the streets. Opposition activists claimed the attack was not religiously motivated but rather it was conducted for military reason. However, following the battle, the bodies of almost 50 civilians were discovered in Saadad, including those of seven people, three of them children, in a well. Medical supplies within the town's hospital and the presence of a military depot nearby were also seen as possible reasons for the raid.
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