Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011 – March 2012) | |||||||
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Part of the Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Khaled Hammud |
Brig. Gen. Maher al-Assad |
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Units involved | |||||||
Unknown |
1st Army Corps:
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Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 50,000 soldiers and policemen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
at least 1,000 killed | at least 880 killed | ||||||
A few hundred protesters and civilians killed |
Brig. Gen. Maher al-Assad
Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Awwad †
Brig. Gen. Hassan al-Ibrahim †
1st Army Corps:
3rd Armoured Division
7th Mechanized Division
Republican Guard: