| Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011 – March 2012) | |||||||
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| Part of the Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Col. Khaled Hammud |
Brig. Gen. Maher al-Assad |
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| Unknown |
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 50,000 soldiers and policemen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| at least 1,000 killed | at least 880 killed | ||||||
| A few hundred protesters and civilians killed | |||||||
Brig. Gen. Maher al-Assad
Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Awwad †
Brig. Gen. Hassan al-Ibrahim †
1st Army Corps:
3rd Armoured Division
7th Mechanized Division
Republican Guard: