Siege of Base 46

Siege of Base 46 حصار الفوج 46
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date 22 September – 19 November 2012 Location Urum al-Sughra, Syria 36°07′33″N 36°53′17″E / 36.125709°N 36.887927°E / 36.125709; 36.887927Coordinates: 36°07′33″N 36°53′17″E / 36.125709°N 36.887927°E / 36.125709; 36.887927 Result Rebel victory FSA capture Base 46 in mid-November 2012 following a two-month siege
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army Mujahideen Dawn of Islam Battalions	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Ahmad al-Fajj (Mutasim Billah Brigades commander) Col. Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi (Aleppo Military Council commander)	Unknown
Units involved
Mutasim Billah Brigades Ansar Brigade	46th Army Regiment 812th Battalion 625th Battalion 53rd Battalion 325th Armoured Battalion 613th Artillery Battalion
Strength
1,500 fighters	350 soldiers (in base) 6 tanks captured
Casualties and losses
Unknown	nearly 300 killed, 60 captured (rebel claim)

Rebel victory

Free Syrian Army

Mujahideen

Syrian Arab Republic

Brig. Gen. Ahmad al-Fajj (Mutasim Billah Brigades commander)

Mutasim Billah Brigades

46th Army Regiment

The Siege of Base 46 (Arabic: حصار الفوج 46‎‎) was a siege of the Syrian Army base at Urum al-Sughra by opposition forces waged from late September 2012 until 19 November 2012 as part of the Syrian Civil War. It ended on 19 November 2012 after opposition forces stormed and captured Base 46, in what is considered a key strategic victory for FSA forces operating in northern Syria.

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