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, Syria36°07′33″N 36°53′17″E / 36.125709°N 36.887927°E
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	Rebel/SOHR claim: 150–300 killed; 60 captured

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.^[5] It ended on 19 November 2012 after opposition forces stormed and captured Base 46, in what is considered a key strategic victory for Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces operating in northern Syria.

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^ Bédard, Marie-Ève (7 December 2012). "Free Syrian Army an uneasy mix of religious extremes". CBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
^ Kodmani, Bassma; Legrand, Félix (14 October 2013). "Empowering the democratic resistance in Syria". Arab Reform.
^ ^a ^b MacSwan, Angus; Khaled Yacoub Oweis (14 October 2012). "Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space". Reuters. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
^ "A detailed statement of the beating of "Regiment 46"". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 25 September 2012.
^ Regime forces are at three km away from Al-Atareb city after capturing the 46th regiment

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[3] Bédard, Marie-Ève (7 December 2012). "Free Syrian Army an uneasy mix of religious extremes". CBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[4] Kodmani, Bassma; Legrand, Félix (14 October 2013). "Empowering the democratic resistance in Syria". Arab Reform.

[turkey_ban-5] MacSwan, Angus; Khaled Yacoub Oweis (14 October 2012). "Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space". Reuters. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

[6] "A detailed statement of the beating of "Regiment 46"". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 25 September 2012.

[7] Regime forces are at three km away from Al-Atareb city after capturing the 46th regiment

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