2024 Homs offensive

2024 Homs offensive
	Part of Operation Dawn of Freedom and the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive during the Syrian civil war
	; Map of the offensive in and outside of Homs city ; Controlled by the Syrian Arab Republic Controlled by the Syrian opposition
Date	5 December 2024 – 8 December 2024 ; (3 days)
Location	Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian opposition victory
Territorial; changes	Syrian opposition forces capture Homs and multiple towns in the region
Belligerents
Syrian Opposition Syrian Salvation Government; Syrian Interim Government; Syrian Free Army; ;	Syrian Government; Support:; Russia; Hezbollah;
Units involved
Military Operations Command Tahrir al-Sham Al-Shaheen Brigades; ; ; Syrian National Army;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 25th SMF Division; 27th Division; ; ; Russian Armed Forces Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Air Force; ; ; Redwan force;
Strength
Unknown	2,000 fighters, 150+ APCs (Hezbollah)

The 2024 Homs offensive was a military operation launched by forces of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) and allied Turkish-backed^{[citation needed]} rebel groups in the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive, a phase of the Syrian Civil War. The operation was launched by the Military Operations Command following its capture of Hama on 5 December 2024 during the 2024 Hama offensive. The offensive ended in the city being captured by opposition forces on the night of 7/8 December after government forces abandoned the city.

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^ "Shaheen drones: The new rebel weapon in Syria's skies". Middle East Eye. 3 December 2024.
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