2012 Hama offensive

2012 Hama offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Frontlines during and following the offensive   Syrian government control   Syrian opposition control
Date 16–31 December 2012 (2 weeks and 1 day) Location Hama Governorate, Syria Result Offensive halted[1] FSA fighters take control of 10 towns and villages in northern Hama Halfaya massacre Syrian Army counterattack recaptures several towns and villages
Belligerents
Syrian Opposition	Syrian Government
Commanders and leaders
Yusuf Hasan	Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army	Syrian Armed Forces
Strength
~1,000 fighters	2,000 soldiers[2]
Casualties and losses
132 killed[3][4]	111 killed[3][4]
90–200 civilians killed[5][6]

The 2012 Hama offensive was a military operation during the Syrian Civil War launched by the Syrian opposition on 16 December 2012, with the intent of taking control of the Hama Province. The offensive was stopped after the Syrian Army launched a counter-offensive, leaving the rebels in control of only half a dozen towns and villages in the north of the province.