Islamist uprising in Syria
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The Islamist uprising in Syria was a violent insurgency led primarily by the Muslim Brotherhood against Hafez al-Assad’s Ba'athist government from the late 1970s to early 1980s, culminating in brutal state repression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist rebellion
ⓘ
armed conflict ⓘ insurgency ⓘ |
| aftermath |
long-term ban on Muslim Brotherhood activities in Syria
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mass arrests of suspected Islamists ⓘ strengthening of Syrian security apparatus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Islamist insurrection in Syria
ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood insurgency in Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Islamist uprising in Syria ⓘ |
| cause |
economic and social grievances in urban Sunni communities
ⓘ
opposition to Ba'athist secular rule ⓘ repression of Islamist movements in Syria ⓘ sectarian tensions between Sunni majority and Alawite-led regime ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Hama massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1982
ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | thousands of people killed ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Ba'ath Party (Syria)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hafez al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Muslim Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | preceded the 2011 Syrian uprising by several decades ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamist fundamentalism
ⓘ
Sunni Islamism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Islamist opposition movements in Syria ⓘ |
| leaderOnGovernmentSide |
Hafez al-Assad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rifaat al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hama NERFINISHED ⓘ Idlib Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Jisr al-Shughur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMassKilling | large-scale civilian deaths in Hama ⓘ |
| opposedGroup | Alawite-dominated Syrian leadership ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Arab socialism
ⓘ
Ba'athism NERFINISHED ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War-era Middle Eastern conflicts ⓘ |
| perpetratorOfRepression |
Syrian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian security services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| result |
crushing of organized Islamist opposition in Syria
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decisive government victory ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Aleppo artillery school massacre
NERFINISHED
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Hama massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Jisr al-Shughur clashes ⓘ |
| startTime |
1976
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| yearOfHamaMassacre | 1982 ⓘ |
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