Battle of Tremseh

Battle of Tremseh (2012)
معركة التريمسة
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date12 July 2012
Location
Tremseh, Hama, Syria
Result Syrian Army victory[1][2]
Belligerents

Syrian Interim Government

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Saleh al-Subaai †[3]
Ibrahim Zuait al-Tarkawai †		 Unknown
Units involved
Unknown

15th Division

  • 47th Army Regiment
Strength
250–300 (government claim)[4] 800 (opposition claim)
Casualties and losses
37[5]–50[6] rebels killed 3 soldiers killed (government claim)[7]
39 killed overall (government claim)[5][8]
150 claimed killed overall, 68–103 confirmed (opposition claim)[3]

The Battle of Tremseh (Arabic: معركة التريمسة) was a military confrontation between the Syrian Army and the Free Syrian Army in Tremseh, Syria, in the late hours of 12 July 2012 during the Syrian Civil War leading to the reported death of dozens of rebels, and an unknown number of civilians.[9] On 14 July 2012, the UN observer mission issued a statement, based on the investigation by its team that went to the town, that the Syrian military mainly targeted the homes of rebels and activists, in what the BBC said was a contradiction of the initial opposition claims of a civilian massacre. They said that the number of casualties was unclear and added that they intend to return to the town to continue their investigation.[2][10]

On 16 July 2012, the Free Syrian Army backtracked on their initial death toll of 200, saying it had been overblown because many of the wounded were counted as dead, and reduced the list of those confirmed killed to 68–103 names. But still, pro-rebel activist Abu Adnan continued to claim 150 died, with the rest of the bodies allegedly being unidentifiable or stolen by the military during their assault.[3]

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  2. ^ a b Babak Dehghanpisheh (16 July 2012). "U.N. observers say Syrian government targeted opposition supporters in Tremseh". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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  4. ^ Syrian Arab News Agency: SANA, Damascus Syria – syria news (28 February 2012). "Terrorists al-Younes and Darwish: Gunmen Spread Across al-Treimseh Based on Orders and Before Army Forces Entered It". SANA. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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  7. ^ "SANA: Terrorists Overrun al-Treimseh and Perpetrate a Massacre". SANA. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  8. ^ "The Armed Forces Carry out "Qualitative Operation" in al-Treimseh and Causes Heavy Losses among Terrorists". SANA. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ^ Borger, Julian (13 July 2012). "Syria: at least 200 killed in Hama province massacre, say activists". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Syria: Tremseh killings targeted rebels, UN says". BBC. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2012.