Battle of Harem

Battle of Harem
	Part of Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) of the Syrian Civil War
	; FSA soldiers on a truck
Date	17 October – 24 December 2012; (2 months and 1 week)
Location	Harem, Syria
Result	Rebel victory
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Arab Army; Syrian Arab Air Force; ; Local Police; Shabiha;	National Coalition Free Syrian Army; Joint Military Councils;
Commanders and leaders
Local Shabiha commander †	Cmdr. Basil Eissa †; (Commander of the Idlib Martyrs' Brigade); Cmdr. Mohaned Eissa; Abu Said; (Commander of Al-Haq Brigade); Maj. Abu Osama; (Army defector); Maj. Mohammed al-Ali; (Army defector)
Units involved
Infantry Border Guard Brigade 99th Army Regiment; 111th Army Regiment;	Idlib Martyrs' Brigade Sihem al-Haq Brigade
Strength
600 soldiers and militiamen	500 FSA fighters
Casualties and losses
78 killed, 230+ captured	43 killed

The Battle of Harem was fought between the FSA and the Syrian Army, from the 17 October to the 25 December 2012. The fight occurred during the Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) of the Syrian Civil War.

By the end of the battle, the town had been captured by the rebels.

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