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Hama Massacre (other)
Hama massacre may refer to: * 1925 Hama uprising during the Great Syrian Revolt * 1964 Hama riot * During the Islamist uprising in Syria: ** 1981 Hama massacre ** 1982 Hama massacre * During the Syrian civil war: ** Al-Qubeir massacre (also known as the 2012 Hama massacre) ** 2023 Islamic State attack on Hama (Syria) See also * Battle of Hama (other) Battle of Hama may refer to: * Battle of Hamath (605 BC), Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia defeats the Egyptians * Battle of Hama (903), Abbasids under Al-Katib defeat Ismailis * Battle of Hama (1178), Ayyubids under Mengüverish defeat the Crusader ... * Hama offensive {{Disambiguation Massacres in Syria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Hama Uprising
The 1925 Hama uprising was one of the major events of the Great Syrian Revolt. It involved a rebel assault led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji against Mandatory French security installations in Hama and a subsequent uprising by residents sympathetic to the rebel cause. Heavy French bombardment of the city and the dispatch of reinforcements followed. The hostilities began on 4 October 1925 and negotiations between a delegation of Hama's leading families and the French authorities resulted in the rebels' withdrawal on 5 October. Background In 1918, during World War I, the Ottoman Turks were driven out of Syria by the Allied Forces and their Hashemite Arab allies, after which the latter assumed authority over the country. In 1920 France gained control of Syria under the auspices of a mandate by the League of Nations, a move largely rejected by the general population. Syria was divided into six autonomous entities, including the State of Damascus and Jabal Druze State. Tensions betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Syrian Revolt
The Great Syrian Revolt (), also known as the Revolt of 1925, was a general uprising across the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria and Greater Lebanon during the period of 1925 to 1927. The leading rebel forces initially comprised fighters of the Jabal Druze State in southern Syria, and were later joined by Sunni Islam, Sunni, Druze and Shia Muslims, Shiite and factions all over Syria. The common goal was to end French colonial empire, French occupation in the newly League of Nations mandate, mandated regions, which passed from Turkish to French administration following World War I. The revolt was a response to the repressive policies of the French authorities under the Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, which divided Syria into several occupied territories. The new French administration was perceived as prejudiced against the dominant Arab culture and intent on changing the character of the country. In addition, resentment was caused by the refusal of the French authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Hama Riot
The 1964 Hama riot was a major riot and insurrection that took place in Hama, a city in northern Syria, between the newly installed Ba'athist government of Syria and the Muslim Brotherhood in April 1964. It occurred following the 1963 Ba'athist coup d'état, that placed the Ba'ath Party in power. The insurrection was brutally suppressed with heavy military force, resulting in many mortal casualties and partial destruction of the old Hama city neighborhoods. However, despite the government successfully crushing the insurrection, Hama continued to be a center of Islamists and a focal point of the Islamist uprising in Syria (1979–1982). Background The first clash between the Ba'ath Party and the Muslim Brotherhood occurred shortly after the 1963 coup, in which the Ba'ath party gained power in Syria. The Islamist political groups, of which the Brotherhood was the most prominent, presented the most significant challenge to the Ba'athists, who had suppressed their Nasseris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamist Uprising In Syria
The Islamist uprising in Syria comprised a series of protests, assassinations, bombings, and armed revolts led by Sunni Islamists, mainly members of the Fighting Vanguard and, after 1979, the Muslim Brotherhood, from 1976 until 1982. The uprising aimed to establish an Islamic republic in Syria by overthrowing the neo-Ba'athist government, in what was described by the Ba'ath Party as a "long campaign of terror". After 1980, the popular resistance to Ba'athist rule expanded, with a coalition of Islamist opposition groups coordinating nation-wide strikes, protests and revolts throughout Syria. During the violent events, resistance militias attacked Syrian Arab Army bases and carried out political assassinations of Ba'ath party cadres, army officials, Soviet military advisors, and bureaucrats linked to Assad family. Civilians were also killed in retaliatory strikes conducted by security forces. The uprising reached its climax in the 1982 Hama massacre, during which the Syrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Hama Massacre
The 1981 Hama massacre was an incident in which over 300 residents of Hama, were killed by Ba'athist Syrian military forces. Background From 1976 to 1982, Islamists, including the Muslim Brotherhood, fought the Ba'ath Party-controlled government of Syria in what has been called a "long campaign of terror".Seale, Patrick. 1989. Asad, the Struggle for the Middle East'. University of California Press, p. 335. In July 1980, the ratification of Law No. 49 made membership in the Muslim Brotherhood a capital offense. Human Rights Watch 1996 Middle East Watch (part of Human Rights Watch) called the period between 1976 and 1982 "The Great Repression."Middle East Watch. ''Syria Unmasked: The Suppression of Human Rights by the Assad Regime''. New Haven: Yale UP, 1991, p.8. According to Middle East Watch, Journalist Robert Fisk who was reporting from Hama in 1981 states: "When I spent a night in the autumn of 1981 in the town’s only hotel.. A visit to the homes of three very frightene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Hama Massacre
The Hama massacre () occurred in February 1982 when the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies paramilitary force, under the orders of President Hafez al-Assad, besieged the town of Hama for 27 days in order to quell an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood against the Ba'athist government. Fisk 2010 MEMRI 2002 The campaign that had begun in 1976 by Sunni Muslim groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, was brutally crushed in an anti-Sunni massacre at Hama, carried out by the Syrian Arab Army and Alawite militias under the command of Major General Rifaat al-Assad. Prior to the start of operations, Hafez al-Assad issued orders to seal off Hama from the outside world; effectively imposing a media blackout, total shut down of communications, electricity and food supplies to the city for months. Initial diplomatic dispatches released in Western media outlets assessed that 1,000 people were killed. Subsequent estimates vary, with the lower ones reporting at least 10,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Qubeir Massacre
The Al-Qubeir massacre (), also known as the Hama massacre, occurred in the small village of Al-Qubeir near Hama, Syria, on 6 June 2012 during the country's ongoing civil conflict. Al-Qubeir is described as a Sunni farming settlement surrounded by Alawite villages in the central province of Hama. According to preliminary evidence, troops had surrounded the village which was followed by pro-government Shabiha militia entering the village and killing civilians with "barbarity," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the UN Security Council. Activists, and witnesses stated that scores of civilians, had been killed by Shabiha militia and security forces, while the Syrian government said that nine people had been killed by "terrorists". It was further claimed by the Syrian National Council that 35 of the people killed were from the same Al Yatim family and more than half of them were women and children. Events Activists reported that the village was initially shelled by the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Islamic State Attack On Hama (Syria)
On 16 April 2023, 36 truffle hunters were killed in the desert near Hama in Hama Governorate, Syria, when their group was attacked by Islamic State insurgents. Seventeen of the dead were reportedly also pro-regime NDF fighters. During the same day, Islamic State gunmen opened fire at a group of shepherds near Deir ez-Zor, killing five shepherds and 250 sheep. Background Truffle hunting is a popular activity in many parts of Syria because of the value of truffles; one kilogram can be worth up to US$25, which is greater than the average monthly wage in that country. Islamic State insurgents have notably targeted truffle hunters in 2023, with attacks resulting in particularly high death tolls. On 17 February 2023, Islamic State militants attacked a group of truffle hunters in Al-Sukhnah in Homs Governorate, killing 61 truffle hunters and 7 soldiers. Six days later on 23 February, IS militants killed 15 truffle hunters and kidnapped 40 others in Hama Governorate. Attacks on truf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Hama (other)
Battle of Hama may refer to: * Battle of Hamath (605 BC), Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia defeats the Egyptians * Battle of Hama (903), Abbasids under Al-Katib defeat Ismailis * Battle of Hama (1178), Ayyubids under Mengüverish defeat the Crusaders Syrian civil war battles: * Hama Governorate clashes (2011–12) * 2012 Hama offensive * 2013 Hama offensive * 2014 Hama offensive * 2015 Hama offensive * 2016 Hama offensive * Hama offensive (March–April 2017) * Hama offensive (September 2017) * Northeastern Hama offensive (2017) * 2018 Hama offensive * Northwestern Syria offensive (April-August 2019) * 2024 Hama offensive, Syrian rebel forces capture Hama See also * Hama offensive * Hama massacre {{disambig Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one o ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hama Offensive (other)
The Hama offensive may refer to a number of offensives launched by either armed Syrian opposition forces toward city of Hama or by Syrian government forces against rebels north of Hama throughout the Syrian civil war. * Hama Governorate clashes (2011–12) * 2012 Hama offensive * 2013 Hama offensive * 2014 Hama offensive * 2015 Hama offensive * 2016 Hama offensive * Hama offensive (March–April 2017) * Hama offensive (September 2017) * Northeastern Hama offensive (2017) * 2018 Hama offensive * Northwestern Syria offensive (April-August 2019) * 2024 Hama offensive See also * Battle of Hama (other) * Hama massacre Hama massacre may refer to: * 1925 Hama uprising during the Great Syrian Revolt The Great Syrian Revolt (), also known as the Revolt of 1925, was a general uprising across the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria and Greater Lebanon duri ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacres In Syria
A massacre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless. It is generally used to describe a targeted killing of civilians Glossary of French words and expressions in English#En masse, en masse by an armed group or person. The word is a Loanword, loan of a French term for "butchery" or "carnage". Other terms with overlapping scope include war crime, pogrom, mass killing, mass murder, and extrajudicial killing. Etymology ''Massacre'' derives from late 16th century Middle French word ''macacre'' meaning "slaughterhouse" or "butchery". Further origins are dubious, though the word may be related to Latin ''macellum'' "provisions store, butcher shop". The Middle French word ''macecr'' "butchery, carnage" is first recorded in the late 11th century. Its primary use remained the context of animal slaughter (in hunting terminology referring to the head of a stag) well into the 18th century. The use of ''macecre'' "butchery" of the mass killing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
