Hama massacre of 1982
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The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hama massacre | 3 |
| Hama massacre 1982 | 1 |
| Hama massacre of 1982 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Hama massacre of 1982 Context triple: [Hafez al-Assad, knownFor, Hama massacre of 1982]
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Banda Islands massacre
The Banda Islands massacre was a brutal 1621 campaign by the Dutch East India Company to exterminate or expel the indigenous population of the Banda Islands in order to secure a monopoly over the lucrative nutmeg trade.
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Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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Huế Massacre
The Huế Massacre was a mass killing of thousands of civilians and prisoners by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Huế in the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
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E.
Panjdeh incident
The Panjdeh incident was an 1885 military clash between the Russian Empire and Afghanistan that nearly triggered war with Britain and marked a critical flashpoint in the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hama massacre of 1982 Target entity description: The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
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A.
Banda Islands massacre
The Banda Islands massacre was a brutal 1621 campaign by the Dutch East India Company to exterminate or expel the indigenous population of the Banda Islands in order to secure a monopoly over the lucrative nutmeg trade.
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B.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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C.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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D.
Huế Massacre
The Huế Massacre was a mass killing of thousands of civilians and prisoners by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Huế in the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
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E.
Panjdeh incident
The Panjdeh incident was an 1885 military clash between the Russian Empire and Afghanistan that nearly triggered war with Britain and marked a critical flashpoint in the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ military operation ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hama massacre of 1982
ⓘ
surface form:
Hama massacre
Hama massacre of 1982 ⓘ
surface form:
Hama massacre 1982
Hama uprising ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Hafez al-Assad
ⓘ
Rifaat al-Assad ⓘ |
| conflict |
Islamist uprising in Syria
ⓘ
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood insurgency (1976–1982) ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.133°N 36.750°E ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Amnesty International
ⓘ
Human Rights Watch ⓘ Robert Fisk ⓘ Thomas L. Friedman ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Friedman
|
| endTime | 1982-02-28 ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | between 10000 and 40000 killed ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Islamist uprising in Hama
ⓘ
insurgency of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
international condemnation of Syrian government
ⓘ
long-term trauma among Hama residents ⓘ suppression of political opposition in Syria ⓘ |
| location |
Hama
ⓘ
Hama Governorate ⓘ Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| mediaTypeDepicting |
documentary films
ⓘ
human rights reports ⓘ |
| method |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ house-to-house raids ⓘ indiscriminate shelling ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
10000
ⓘ
20000 ⓘ 40000 ⓘ |
| participant |
Islamist insurgents
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ Syrian Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ Syrian government ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian security forces
|
| partOf | repression under Hafez al-Assad ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Syrian Arab Army
ⓘ
Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian government forces
|
| result |
consolidation of Hafez al-Assad’s rule
ⓘ
crushing of Islamist uprising in Hama ⓘ destruction of large parts of Hama ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982-02-02 ⓘ |
| target |
Islamist militants
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civilian population of Hama ⓘ |
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Subject: Hama massacre of 1982 Description of subject: The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
Referenced by (5)
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