Syrian Muslim Brotherhood

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The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist opposition movement in Syria that has long challenged the Ba'athist regime, playing a central role in uprisings and facing severe repression, especially during the late 20th century.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist political organization ⓘ
Sunni Islamist movement ⓘ
opposition group in Syria ⓘ
accusedBy Syrian government of terrorism ⓘ
activeInConflict 1982 Hama uprising ⓘ
Islamist uprising in Syria ⓘ
Syrian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Civil War
activeSinceCentury 20th century ⓘ
alliances National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces ⓘ
Syrian National Council ⓘ
Syrian opposition coalitions in exile ⓘ
baseOfSupport merchant and middle-class circles in Syrian cities ⓘ
urban Sunni population in Syria ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
designatedAs illegal organization in Syria for decades ⓘ
experienced extrajudicial killings of members ⓘ
forced exile of leadership ⓘ
mass arrests of members ⓘ
severe repression by Syrian state ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 1940s ⓘ
ideology Islamism ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
political Islam ⓘ
influencedBy Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood

Hasan al-Banna's ideas ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalStatusInSyria membership punishable by death for many years under Syrian law ⓘ
notableCharacteristic long-term clandestine opposition to Ba'athist rule in Syria ⓘ
notableEvent central role in Islamist uprising against Hafez al-Assad in late 1970s and early 1980s ⓘ
target of large-scale crackdown in Hama in 1982 ⓘ
operatesIn Middle East ⓘ
opposes Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ⓘ
Ba'athist regime in Syria ⓘ
linked to: Ba'athist Syria

Bashar al-Assad government ⓘ
linked to: Syrian government

Hafez al-Assad government ⓘ
linked to: Hafez al-Assad
organizationalStructure clandestine organization inside Syria for long periods ⓘ
exiled leadership councils ⓘ
partOf Muslim Brotherhood movement ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
politicalGoal establishment of an Islamic state in Syria ⓘ
implementation of Sharia-inspired legislation ⓘ
politicalPosition opposition to one-party Ba'athist rule ⓘ
support for multiparty political system with Islamic reference ⓘ
promotes Islamic social and political reform in Syria ⓘ
regionOfActivity Aleppo ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ
Hama ⓘ
religiousDenomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousOrientation Sunni ⓘ

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

Hama massacre of 1982 → participant → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Syrian National Council → hasPart → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Hama uprising → hasParticipant → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Hama uprising → opponent → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Hama uprising → target → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood militants ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
Islamist uprising in Hama → opponent → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Islamist uprising in Syria → hasMainBelligerent → Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Assad family → opposedBy → Muslim Brotherhood in Syria ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood