Siege of Aleppo (1980) 1981
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1981 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Syria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Islamist revolution in Syria | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, Syria | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.1981, 37.1633 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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 Islamist insurgents, including the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Ba'athist Syrian regime. Ba'athist Syrian forces committed several massacres in the course of the operation.
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