Siege of Homs
| Siege of Homs | |||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 al-Nusra Front
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 SSNP
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abdul Qadir al-Homsi † (FSA provincial commander) Khadar Al Halouani † (FSA Homs city commander) Col. Fatih Fahd Hasoon (FSA provincial Military Council leader) Lt. Abdul Razzaq Tlass (Farouq Brigades Commander; until October 2012) Lt. Abu Sayeh Juneidi (Farouq Brigades Commander; since October 2012) Abdul Rahman Orfalli † (protest leader) Mohammed al-Sukni (Liwaa Al-Umma Commander) Abdelbasset Saroot (WIA) (Bayyada Martyrs Battalion commander) Ahmad Hassan Abou Assaad al-Sharkassi † (Bayyada Martyrs Battalion commander) Abou Souffiane † (Ahl Al Athar Brigade commander) |
Gen. Maher al-Assad (since February 2012) Gen. Ghassan Afif Gen. Mohamed Maaruf Gen. Abdo al-Tallawi † Gen. Nizar al-Hussein † |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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Free Syrian Army: Khalid bin Walid battalion Farouq Brigades |
Elements of: 14th Special Forces Division
11th Armored Division Other units:
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 7,000–10,000 troops 200–300 tanks |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000–2,200 killed (June 2012–May 2014) 5,000–6,000 captured (by late July 2012) |
859 soldiers and policemen killed (by mid-Feb. 2012) | ||||||
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Elements of: 14th Special Forces Division
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