Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh

The siege of Rastan and Talbiseh was an operation by the Syrian Army during the Syrian revolution. On 28 May 2011, after protests and an armed revolt, the Syrian Army launched an operation in al-Rastan, a city of an estimated 50,000 residents located 20 kilometers north of Homs, and the neighboring town of Talbiseh, which resulted in the suppression of the protests and numerous deaths. The Syrian Army met some armed opposition during the siege.

Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh
Part of the Civil uprising phase of the Syrian civil war
Location
Planned byGen. Maher al-Assad
Gen. Yousef Ismail
Gen. Ali Hamdan
TargetOpposition protestors
Date28 May – 4 June 2011
Executed by Syrian Army
  • 4th Division (42nd brigade)
  • 8th Division (60th, 120th, 134th, 167th brigades)
OutcomeProtests suppressed
Casualties74 civilians killed
6 soldiers killed
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