1982 Hama massacre - Wikipedia
The Hama massacre [7] (Arabic: مجزرة حماة) occurred in February 1982 when the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies paramilitary force, under the orders of President Hafez al-Assad, besieged the town of Hama for 27 days in order to quell an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood against the Ba'athist government.
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Sep 16, 2013 · In 1982, Hafez, a member of the minority Alawite Muslim faith, made his final push to rid Syria of the Brotherhood, whose members came from the country’s Sunni majority.
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Jul 17, 2010 · One of the biggest threats to Hafez Assad's control had been an insurgency by the militant Muslim Brotherhood, drawn from the majority Sunni community, against the Baathist power system,...
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Dec 9, 2024 · Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. With this, the over five decades of the brutal regime of the Assad family has ended. Here’s a look at how the ousted president and his father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist.
Syria: 30 years on, Hama survivors recount the horror
Feb 28, 2012 · Three decades ago, Syrian troops under the government of Hafez al-Assad – father of current President Bashar al-Assad – unleashed a bloody 27-day assault on Hama.It followed an ambush of soldiers by members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and attacks on officials and alleged “collaborators”.
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