Northern Homs offensive (April–May 2018)

Northern Homs offensive (April–May 2018)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date	Offensive:; 15–20 April 2018; (5 days); Rebel surrender and withdrawal:; 29 April – 16 May 2018; (2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Northern Homs Governorate and southern Hama Governorate, western Syria
Result	Syrian government victory
Territorial; changes	Syrian government forces regain full control of the northern Homs pocket, including Rastan, Talbiseh, and Houla
Belligerents
Syrian Government	Syrian Opposition Syrian Salvation Government ; Central Region Command ; ;
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Muhamamd Khaddour	Col. Ibrahim Bakkar; (head of Central Region Command); Col. Omar Melhem ; (Tawhid Army commander); Lt. Col. Talal al-Mansour; (4th Legion commander); Ahmed Abu Zeid; (Homs Army commander)
Units involved
Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 4th Armoured Division; ; Syrian Air Force; National Defence Forces; ;	Central Region Command 4th Legion Ahrar al-Sham Homs Legion; ; Right Brigade; ; Tawhid Army; Homs Army; National Liberation Movement; Brigade 313 – Soldiers of Badr; Sham Legion; Army of Glory; ; Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	21+ civilians killed

The Northern Homs offensive was launched by the Syrian Armed Forces against the rebel pocket in the northern Homs Governorate and the southern Hama Governorate on 15 April 2018. It came after the defeat of the rebel forces in the final government offensive against rebels in eastern Ghouta. Following negotiations with Syrian and Russian military officials, rebels surrendered the northern Homs pocket on 2 May, and those who refused to stay were fully evacuated on 16 May. Subsequently, the Syrian government regained full control of the area.