Siege of Homs

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battle of the Syrian civil war military siege

The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
siege of Homs	2
Siege of Homs canonical	1
battle of Old City of Homs	1
reconquest of Homs	1
siege of Baba Amr	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Syrian civil war ⓘ military siege ⓘ
belligerentCommander	Bashar al-Assad ⓘ surface form: Bashar al-Assad (as commander-in-chief of Syrian Armed Forces)
characterizedBy	allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses ⓘ heavy use of artillery and rockets ⓘ prolonged urban combat ⓘ
combatant	Free Syrian Army ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Syrian government forces Syrian opposition ⓘ surface form: Syrian opposition forces pro-government militias ⓘ various rebel groups ⓘ
conflict	Syrian Civil War ⓘ surface form: Syrian civil war
country	Syria ⓘ
effect	extensive destruction of urban areas ⓘ high civilian casualties ⓘ mass displacement of residents ⓘ severe humanitarian crisis ⓘ
endDate	2014-05 ⓘ
hasPart	Siege of Homs self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: battle of Old City of Homs Siege of Homs self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: siege of Baba Amr
humanitarianAction	aid convoys entering besieged districts ⓘ negotiated ceasefires for civilian evacuation ⓘ
involvedOrganization	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ Syrian Arab Red Crescent ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
location	Homs ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive international media attention ⓘ
notableArea	Baba Amr district ⓘ Baba Amr district ⓘ surface form: Khalidiya district Homs ⓘ surface form: Old City of Homs al-Qusayr countryside around Homs ⓘ
notableDeath	Marie Colvin ⓘ Rémi Ochlik ⓘ
notableEvent	2014 evacuation agreement for Old City rebels ⓘ February 2012 bombardment of Baba Amr ⓘ
result	Syrian government victory ⓘ evacuation of remaining rebels from Homs ⓘ government recapture of opposition-held districts ⓘ
startDate	2011-05 ⓘ
startEvent	anti-government protests in Homs ⓘ
strategicImportance	gateway to Syria’s Mediterranean coast ⓘ key city on route between Damascus and Aleppo ⓘ major opposition stronghold in central Syria ⓘ
tactic	aerial bombardment ⓘ artillery bombardment ⓘ blockade of supplies ⓘ encirclement of opposition-held districts ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syrian Civil War → hasKeyEvent → Siege of Homs ⓘ

fall of Eastern Ghouta → relatedTo → Siege of Homs ⓘ

this entity surface form: reconquest of Homs

Siege of Homs → hasPart → Siege of Homs self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Baba Amr

Siege of Homs → hasPart → Siege of Homs self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: battle of Old City of Homs

A Private War → depictsEvent → Siege of Homs ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Homs

Ḥimṣ → wasSceneOf → Siege of Homs ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Homs