Syrian Muslim Brotherhood insurgency (1976–1982)

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The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood insurgency (1976–1982) was an armed Islamist uprising against Hafez al-Assad’s Ba'athist government, marked by urban guerrilla warfare, sectarian violence, and culminating in the brutal suppression of opposition forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist uprising
armed insurgency
civil conflict
aftermath ban of Muslim Brotherhood in Syria
long-term suppression of organized Islamist opposition
strengthening of Syrian security apparatus
alsoKnownAs Islamist uprising in Syria (1976–1982) NERFINISHED
casualtiesEstimate large number of civilian deaths
thousands killed
characterizedBy mass arrests
sectarian violence
state repression
torture of detainees
urban terrorism
conflictType insurgency
urban guerrilla warfare
country Syria
endTime 1982
governmentResponse collective punishment
military crackdown
use of special security forces
ideology Islamist fundamentalism
Sunni Islamism
anti-Ba'athism
leaderOpposingSide Hafez al-Assad NERFINISHED
location Aleppo NERFINISHED
Damascus NERFINISHED
Hama NERFINISHED
Homs NERFINISHED
Idlib Governorate NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent Syrian Muslim Brotherhood NERFINISHED
Syrian government NERFINISHED
opponent Hafez al-Assad government NERFINISHED
Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED
opposedIdeology Arab socialism NERFINISHED
Ba'athism NERFINISHED
secularism
partOf history of Syria under Hafez al-Assad
relatedTo Muslim Brotherhood NERFINISHED
Syrian Civil War NERFINISHED
result defeat of Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
government victory
suppression of Islamist opposition
significantEvent Aleppo Artillery School massacre NERFINISHED
Hama massacre NERFINISHED
assassination campaign against Ba'ath Party officials
startTime 1976
targetedGroup Alawite officials
Ba'ath Party members NERFINISHED

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Hama massacre of 1982 conflict Syrian Muslim Brotherhood insurgency (1976–1982)