Hama uprising

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The Hama uprising was a 1982 armed revolt by the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood in the city of Hama that was brutally crushed by President Hafez al-Assad’s government, resulting in massive civilian casualties and widespread destruction.

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Hama uprising canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed uprising ⓘ
event in the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood rebellion ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
urban conflict ⓘ
aftermath consolidation of Hafez al-Assad’s authoritarian rule ⓘ
long-term trauma and demographic changes in Hama ⓘ
severe repression of Islamist movements in Syria ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1982 Hama massacre ⓘ
Hama massacre ⓘ
casualtiesEstimate estimates often range from 10,000 to 40,000 killed ⓘ
thousands of people killed ⓘ
cause Islamist opposition to secular Ba'athist rule ⓘ
longstanding conflict between Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and Ba'athist regime ⓘ
repression of political opposition in Syria ⓘ
commandedBy Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
Rifaat al-Assad ⓘ
conflictIn Syrian Arab Republic ⓘ
linked to: Syria
country Syria ⓘ
endDate 1982-02-28 ⓘ
hasGenre political repression event ⓘ
state violence against civilians ⓘ
hasLocation Hama ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
hasParticipant Defense Companies (Saraya al-Difaa) ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Syrian government ⓘ
civilians in Hama ⓘ
locatedInTime Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War

Hafez al-Assad presidency ⓘ
linked to: Hafez al-Assad
method armored assault ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ
house-to-house fighting ⓘ
summary executions ⓘ
notableFor destruction of large parts of Hama’s old city ⓘ
scale of civilian casualties ⓘ
symbol of Syrian regime brutality ⓘ
opponent Hafez al-Assad government ⓘ
linked to: Ba'athist Syria

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
partOf Islamist uprising in Syria ⓘ
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood rebellion (1976–1982) ⓘ
result Syrian government victory ⓘ
crushing of Syrian Muslim Brotherhood insurgency in Hama ⓘ
large-scale destruction of Hama ⓘ
massive civilian casualties ⓘ
startDate 1982-02-02 ⓘ
target Syrian Muslim Brotherhood militants ⓘ
civilian population of Hama ⓘ
year 1982 ⓘ

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Hama massacre of 1982 → alsoKnownAs → Hama uprising ⓘ