2013 Hama offensive

2013 Hama offensive
Part of the Syrian civil war

Frontlines in Hama Governorate during the offensive.
  Syrian Government control
  Opposition control
  Contested
For a war map of the current situation in Hama, see here.
Date25 April 2013 – 15 June 2013
(1 month and 3 weeks)
Location
Hama Governorate, Syria
Result

Syrian Army victory[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  • Rebels temporarily capture 10 villages, including four Alawite ones[7]
  • Syrian Army captures Halfaya and 20–23 other villages, including most of the ones previously captured by the rebels[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Belligerents

Syrian National Coalition

al-Nusra Front

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders

Syrian opposition Kassem Saadeddin[8]
Fares Bayoush

Abu Usamah al-Maghrebi		 Unknown
Units involved
Unknown 17th Mechanized Division(Reserve)
Strength
8,000 fighters 2,300 soldiers
1,000 militia

The 2013 Hama offensive was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War in the eastern part of the province of Hama, in an attempt to open up a new front, after rebel attacks in the governorate had stalled. The rebels managed to capture 10 villages during their offensive.[7] However, the Army soon retaliated and reversed all of the rebels gains, as well as capturing the town of Halfaya, which the rebels captured during their previous offensive, five months earlier.

  1. ^ a b شبكة عاجل الإخبارية. "Syrian Army frees 13 villages in Hama and operates military campaigns in Latakia". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b AFP. "Syrie: l'assaut contre les rebelles de Qousseir entre dans sa 3ème semaine". LaDépêche.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference province6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  7. ^ a b Syrian Rebels Meet Setbacks on a New Front
  8. ^ AFP (17 December 2012). "Syria's PM in first Aleppo visit since outbreak of fighting". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved 19 December 2012.