Contemporary era · 1982
1982 Hama massacre
The Hama massacre (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 Fighting Vanguard of the Muslim Brotherhood against the Ba'athist government.
- When
- 2 Feb 1982 – 28 Feb 1982
- Where
- Hama
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
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