Siege of Base 46 2012
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Date | 22 September 2012 – 19 November 2012 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2012 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Syria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Syrian Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 36.0644, 36.8708 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Base 46 (Arabic: حصار الفوج 46) was a siege of the Syrian Arab 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 Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces operating in northern Syria.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Base 46 (revision 1370739302), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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