Battle of Zabadani (2012)

Battle of Zabadani (2012)
	Part of the 2011-12 Damascus clashes; of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war
Date	7–18 January 2012 (First phase); 4–11 February 2012 (Second phase)
Location	Zabadani, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Result	FSA/rebel victory after the first phase.; Syrian Army victory after the second phase Free Syrian Army is left in control of the city and the adjoining town of Madaya in mid-January; Syrian Army retakes control of Madaya and takes control over Zabadani in mid-February;
Belligerents
Syrian opposition	Syrian government; Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders
Abu Adnan Muhammad Adnan Zaitoun	Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Hamza bin Abdulmuttalib Battalion; ;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 3rd Armoured Division 49th Armoured Brigade; 132nd Mechanised Brigade; ; 4th Armoured Division 555th Airborne Regiment; ; ; ;
Strength
250 FSA soldiers	1,000 soldiers; 300 armored vehicles,; 100 tanks (2nd phase); (opposition claim)
Casualties and losses
80+ killed	30 – 40 killed; (opposition claim)
	22 civilians killed (first phase) 100 killed (second phase)

The Battle of Zabadani took place in January through February 2012, during the Syrian civil war. During the initial stages of the battle, the rebel FSA took control of the town. However, less than a month later, the Syrian Arab Army retook control of Zabadani, forcing rebel fighters to withdraw towards the Lebanese border.