What the records say
- When
- 14 May 2012 – 29 Apr 2018
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 34.73° N, 36.72° E
- Description
- 2010s siege by the Syrian government
Siege of Northern Homs
2010s siege by the Syrian government
The siege of Northern Homs was a siege lasting six years, by the Syrian government in the northern part of the Homs Governorate during the Syrian civil war, as a result of the rebel capture of Rastan and surrounding areas in 2012, the rebel-held pocket in northern Homs was fully taken by the Syrian government in 2018 after clearing opposition held areas around the capital.
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