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Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh
| Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Civil uprising phase of the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | |
| Planned by | Gen. Maher al-Assad Gen. Yousef Ismail Gen. Ali Hamdan[1] |
| Target | Opposition protestors |
| Date | 28 May – 4 June 2011 |
| Executed by |  Syrian Army
|
| Outcome | Protests suppressed |
| Casualties | 74 civilians killed[2] 6 soldiers killed[3] |
The siege of Rastan and Talbiseh was an operation by the Syrian Army during the Syrian revolution. On 28 May 2011, after protests and an armed revolt, the Syrian Army launched an operation in al-Rastan, a city of an estimated 50,000 residents located 20 kilometers north of Homs, and the neighboring town of Talbiseh, which resulted in the suppression of the protests and numerous deaths. The Syrian Army met some armed opposition during the siege.[4]
- ^ a b ""By All Means Necessary!" - Human Rights Watch". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Army shells town as Syrians protest; 2 killed". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ 4 killed (30 May),[1] 2 killed (1 June),[2] [3] total of 6 reported killed Archived June 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""We Live as in War" - Human Rights Watch". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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