Siege of Aleppo (1980)
| Siege of Aleppo | |||||||
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| Part of Islamist uprising in Syria | |||||||
Marked in red is the Citadel, which was utilised as a main base by government forces in the city. Marked in green are districts which saw either heavy clampdowns or massacres by government forces. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Muslim Brotherhood | Syrian Government | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Husni 'Abo † ʽAdnan ʽUqla |
Shafiq Fayadh Hashem Mualla | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Kata'ib Muhammad Fighting Vanguard |
3rd Division Special Forces Defense Companies | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Several thousand fighters | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,000 dead 8,000–10,000 arrested | 300 dead | ||||||
The siege of Aleppo refers to a military operation conducted by forces of the Ba'athist Syria led by Hafez al-Assad in 1980 during the armed conflict between the Sunni groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Ba'athist Syrian regime. Ba'athist Syrian forces committed several massacres in the course of the operation.