Battle of Zabadani (2012)

Battle of Zabadani (2012)
Part of the 2011-12 Damascus clashes
of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war
Date7–18 January 2012 (First phase)
4–11 February 2012 (Second phase)
Location
Zabadani, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Result

FSA/rebel victory after the first phase.
Syrian Army victory after the second phase

  • Free Syrian Army is left in control of the city[2][3] and the adjoining town of Madaya in mid-January[4]
  • Syrian Army retakes control of Madaya[5] and takes control over Zabadani in mid-February[6]
Belligerents

 Syrian opposition

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Hezbollah[1]
Commanders and leaders
Abu Adnan Muhammad Adnan Zaitoun[citation needed] Unknown
Units involved
Hamza bin Abdulmuttalib Battalion

3rd Division

  • 49th Armoured Brigade
  • 132nd Mechanised Brigade

4th Division

  • 555th Airborne Regiment
Strength
250 FSA soldiers[7] 1,000 soldiers
300 armored vehicles,
100 tanks[8] (2nd phase)
(opposition claim)
Casualties and losses
80+ killed[citation needed] 30[9] – 40[10] killed
(opposition claim)

22 civilians killed (first phase)

100 killed (second phase)

The Battle of Zabadani took place in January through February 2012, during the Syrian civil war. During the initial stages of the battle, the rebel FSA took control of the town. However, less than a month later, the Army retook control of Zabadani, forcing rebel fighters to withdraw towards the Lebanese border.

  1. ^ "Syrian regime 'importing snipers' for protests". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/activists-syrian-tanks-pull-back-from-besieged-town/2012/01/19/gIQAjKa79P_story.html. Retrieved 2017-08-24. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Rebels hail 'first free town in Syria' as Assad troops flee". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ Syria’s Zabadani is ‘liberated,’ but for how long? – The Washington Post
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  7. ^ "Syria Live Blog Sun, 22 Jan 2012, 13:34 GMT+3". Al Jazeera Blogs. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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  9. ^ Khaled Yacoub Oweis (18 January 2012). "Fighting in Syria subsides after fragile ceasefire". The M&G Online. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  10. ^ "EU Imposes New Sanctions and Assad's Forces Retreat from Zabadani". Retrieved 25 October 2014.