Back معركة الرستن وتلبيسة Arabic Batalla de Rastán (2011) Spanish Rastanin taistelu Finnish Bataille de Rastane (2011) French Primeira Batalha de Rastan Portuguese Er-Resten Muharebesi (2011) Turkish

Battle of Rastan (2011)

First Battle of Rastan
Part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war
Date27 September – 1 October 2011
(4 days)
Location
Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria
34°54′55″N 36°44′08″E / 34.91525°N 36.735485°E / 34.91525; 36.735485
Result

Syrian Army victory

  • Syrian Army retakes the city
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Syrian opposition Civilian rebels

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Maj. Abdul Rahman Sheikh Ali †[3]
1st Lt. Ahmad Mustafa al-Khalaf †[4]		 Unknown
Units involved
Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion 1st Armoured Division
Strength
1,000[5] 900 soldiers
250 tanks and armored vehicles
Casualties and losses
130 killed*[6]
3,000 opposition supporters arrested[7]		 13 killed[8]
32 wounded[9]
*The number of dead on the rebel side includes both opposition fighters and civilian protesters
Battle of Rastan (2011) is located in Syria
Battle of Rastan (2011)
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Location within Syria

A battle for control of Rastan, a city of 60,000 residents in Homs Governorate, Syria, occurred from 27 September to 1 October 2011. In late September, there were reports of numerous Syrian Army defections in the area, following which the Free Syrian Army took control of Rastan. After a four-day battle, the city was retaken by the Syrian Army.

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  3. ^ "Martyr Abdul Rahman Sheikh Ali". Symbols of the Syrian Revolution. 3 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ahmad Mustafa al-Khalaf". Violations Documentation Center in Syria. 28 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Syrian tanks pound anti-Assad fighters for 2nd day". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Pro-Assad forces regain rebel Syrian town: agency". Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Syrian troops arrest 3,000 people in Rastan". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  8. ^ 13 killed (27 September–1 October),[1][2], total of 13 reported killed Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Fri, 30 Sep 2011, 09:37 GMT+3 – Syria". Al Jazeera Blogs. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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