| Siege of Latakia | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | |
| Objective | Suppress protests |
| Date | 13 – 19 August 2011 (6 days) |
| Executed by |  Syrian Army Syrian Navy |
| Casualties | 6 killed (Government claim)[1] 52+ killed (Los Angeles Times claim)[2][3] |
On 13 August 2011, during the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Army and Syrian Navy launched an operation in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia in order to end an anti-Assad rebellion in the Palestinian camp. The operation resulted in dozens of people killed and wounded. Latakia has remained relatively quiet throughout the Syrian civil war subsequent to the operation.
- ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub (14 August 2011). "Tank, navy attack on Syria's Latakia kills 24-witnesses". Reuters. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Syrian army 'enters western coastal city'". Al Jazeera English. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Syria: Latakia doctor says crackdown aims to divide and conquer". Los Angeles Times. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.