Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh

When

28 May 2011 – 4 Jun 2011

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

34.92° N, 36.73° E

Description

2011 operation by the Syrian Army during the Civil War

Operation by the Syrian Army during the Civil War

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.

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