2012 Hama offensive

2012 Hama offensive
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Frontlines during and following the offensive Syrian Government control Opposition control
Date	16–31 December 2012; (2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Hama Governorate, Syria
Result	Offensive stopped FSA fighters take control of 10 towns and villages in northern Hama; Halfaya massacre; Syrian Army counterattack recaptures several towns and villages;
Belligerents
Syrian National Coalition Free Syrian Army;	Syrian Government Syrian Armed Forces;
Commanders and leaders
Yusuf Hasan	Unknown
Units involved
Unknown	Unknown
Strength
~1,000 fighters	2,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
132 killed	111 killed
	90–200 civilians killed

The 2012 Hama offensive was a military operation during the Syrian Civil War launched by the Syrian opposition on 16 December 2012, with the intent of taking control of the Hama Province. The offensive was stopped after the Syrian Army launched a counter-offensive, leaving the rebels in control of only half a dozen towns and villages in the north of the province.

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