Siege of Base 46

Siege of Base 46
حصار الفوج 46
Part of the Syrian civil war
Date22 September – 19 November 2012
Location
Urum al-Sughra, Syria
36°07′33″N 36°53′17″E / 36.125709°N 36.887927°E / 36.125709; 36.887927
Result

Rebel victory

  • FSA capture Base 46 in mid-November 2012 following a two-month siege
Belligerents

Free Syrian Army
Mujahideen

  • Dawn of Islam Battalions[1]

Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders

Brig. Gen. Ahmad al-Fajj (Mutasim Billah Brigades commander)[2]

Col. Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi (Aleppo Military Council commander)[3]		 Unknown
Units involved

Mutasim Billah Brigades[4]

46th Army Regiment[5][6]

  • 812th Battalion
  • 625th Battalion
  • 53rd Battalion
  • 325th Armoured Battalion
  • 613th Artillery Battalion
Strength
1,500 fighters[2] 350 soldiers (in base)[2]
6 tanks captured
Casualties and losses
Unknown Rebel/SOHR claim:[1][7] 150–300 killed
60 captured

The siege of Base 46 (Arabic: حصار الفوج 46) was a siege of the Syrian Army base at Urum al-Sughra by opposition forces waged from late September 2012 until 19 November 2012 as part of the Syrian Civil War.[5] It ended on 19 November 2012 after opposition forces stormed and captured Base 46, in what is considered a key strategic victory for Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces operating in northern Syria.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference hilltop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Bédard, Marie-Ève (7 December 2012). "Free Syrian Army an uneasy mix of religious extremes". CBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. ^ Kodmani, Bassma; Legrand, Félix (14 October 2013). "Empowering the democratic resistance in Syria". Arab Reform.
  5. ^ a b MacSwan, Angus; Khaled Yacoub Oweis (14 October 2012). "Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space". Reuters. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  6. ^ "A detailed statement of the beating of "Regiment 46"". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ Regime forces are at three km away from Al-Atareb city after capturing the 46th regiment