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Siege of Homs

Siege in SyriaBelligerentsSyrian OppositionFree Syrian ArmyFree Officers MovementIslamic FrontAl-Nusra FrontSyrian GovernmentHezbollahSSNPRussiaCommanders and leadersAbdul Qader SalehAbdul Qadir al-Homsi †(FSA provincial commander)Khadar Al Halouani †(FSA Homs city commander) Col. Fatih Fahd Hasoon(FSA provincial Military Council leader) Col. Ahmed Jumrek † Lt. Abdul Razzaq Tlass (Farouq Brigades commander; until October 2012) Lt. Abu Sayeh Juneidi (Farouq Brigades commander; since October 2012)Abdul Rahman Orfalli †(protest leader)Mohammed al-Sukni (Liwaa Al-Umma commander)Abdul Baset Al-Sarout (WIA)(Bayyada Martyrs Battalion commander)Ahmad Hassan Abou Assaad al-Sharkassi †(Bayyada Martyrs Battalion commander)Abou Souffiane †(Ahl Al Athar Brigade commander) Sheikh Abu Rateb(Liwa al-Haqq commander)Maher al-Assad (since February 2012) Ghassan AfifMohamed MaarufAbdo al-Tallawi †Nizar al-Hussein †Units involvedFree Syrian ArmyHoms Military CouncilKhalid ibn al-Walid BrigadeFarouq BrigadesBayyada Martyrs BrigadeIslamic FrontAhrar al-ShamLiwa al-HaqqSyrian Armed ForcesSyrian Army14th Special Forces Division556th SF regiment15th Special Forces Division35th SF Regiment127th SF Regiment403rd Armored Regiment4th Armoured Division555th SF regiment154th Artillery RegimentRepublican Guard104th Mechanized Brigade105th Mechanized Brigade11th Armored Division18th Armoured Division45th independent SF Regiment47th independent SF Regiment53rd independent SF Regiment54th independent SF RegimentSyrian Air ForceNational Defence ForcesSecurity agenciesMinistry of InteriorSyrian PoliceShabihaEagles of the WhirlwindHezbollah militaryUnit 910Strength Unknown 6,000–10,000 troops200–300 tanksCasualties and losses 2,000–2,200 killed (June 2012–May 2014)5,000–6,000 captured(by late July 2012) 859 soldiers and policemen killed (by mid-Feb.

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