Siege of Aleppo (1980)
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The siege of Aleppo
is a military operation conducted by forces of the Syrian regime led by Hafez al-Assad
in 1980 within the armed conflict between the Muslim Brotherhood
and the ruling authority.
. Those armed elements fired indiscriminately at people, of whom fell 192 people dead and unknown wounded.
Hashem Mualla submitted orders for his men to surround the neighborhood of al-Masharqah, and ordered discharge of people from their homes, and then ordered to fire on them, killing more than 100 citizens, mostly children. Later, bulldozers buried the bodies, while some of them were still alive.
and 35 citizens were taken from their homes and shot dead.
, only because the official organization of the Muslim Brotherhood
in Aleppo Yahya Qassar from this district.
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
is a military operation conducted by forces of the Syrian regime led by Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad
Hafez ibn 'Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad or more commonly Hafez al-Assad was the President of Syria for three decades. Assad's rule consolidated the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups, such as Operation Wappen in 1957 conducted by the Eisenhower administration and...
in 1980 within the armed conflict between the Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
and the ruling authority.
Souk al-Ahad massacre
On 13 July 1980, twenty militant elements on military vehicles at Souk al-Ahad attacked a crowd of poor ordinary workers and peasants, women and children, at the popular market, located in the city of AleppoAleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
. Those armed elements fired indiscriminately at people, of whom fell 192 people dead and unknown wounded.
Al-Masharqah massacre
On the morning of Eid al-Fitr, 11 August 1980, AlawiteAlawite
The Alawis, also known as Alawites, Nusayris and Ansaris are a prominent mystical and syncretic religious group centred in Syria who are a branch of Shia Islam.-Etymology:...
Hashem Mualla submitted orders for his men to surround the neighborhood of al-Masharqah, and ordered discharge of people from their homes, and then ordered to fire on them, killing more than 100 citizens, mostly children. Later, bulldozers buried the bodies, while some of them were still alive.
Bustan Al-Qasr massacre
The day after the Eid al-Fitr and the massacre in al-Masharqah neighborhood, committed by an Alawite offender in Hashem mualla and elements of Shabbiha, the Third Armored Division occupied AleppoAleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
and 35 citizens were taken from their homes and shot dead.
Aqyol massacre
The execution of more than 2,000 youth in the al-Almagly square in district of Aqyol in AleppoAleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
, only because the official organization of the Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
in Aleppo Yahya Qassar from this district.
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- List of massacres in Syria
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