Battle of Zabadani (2012)

Battle of Zabadani (2012)
Part of the 2011-12 Damascus clashes of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war
Date 7–18 January 2012 (First phase) 4–11 February 2012 (Second phase) Location Zabadani, Rif Dimashq, Syria Result FSA/rebel victory after the first phase. Syrian Army victory after the second phase Free Syrian Army is left in control of the city[2][3] and the adjoining town of Madaya in mid-January[4] Syrian Army retakes control of Madaya[5] and takes control over Zabadani in mid-February[6]
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Hezbollah[1]
Commanders and leaders
Abu Adnan Muhammad Adnan Zaitoun[citation needed]	Unknown
Units involved
Hamza bin Abdulmuttalib Battalion	3rd Division 49th Armoured Brigade 132nd Mechanised Brigade 4th Division 555th Airborne Regiment
Strength
250 FSA soldiers[7]	1,000 soldiers 300 armored vehicles, 100 tanks[8] (2nd phase) (opposition claim)
Casualties and losses
80+ killed[citation needed]	30[9] – 40[10] killed (opposition claim)
22 civilians killed (first phase) 100 killed (second phase)

The Battle of Zabadani took place in January through February 2012, during the Syrian civil war. During the initial stages of the battle, the rebel FSA took control of the town. However, less than a month later, the Army retook control of Zabadani, forcing rebel fighters to withdraw towards the Lebanese border.