The Hama massacre [7] (Arabic: مجزرة حماة) 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.

May 6, 2012 · At a meeting of Syria's opposition, Muslim Brotherhood officials gather round Marxists colleagues, nudging them to produce policy statements for the Syrian National Council, the main political...

According to leaked American cables, Syrian President Bashar al Assad allegedly called Hamas an "uninvited guest" and said "If you want me to be effective and active, I have to have a relationship with all parties.

Special forces belonging to the intelligence services, in particular the ‘Defence Brigades’ (Sirayat al-difa’) commanded by Rif’at al-Assad, President Hafez al-Assad’s brother, are reported to have carried out massive arrests of civilians, as well as torture and executions.

3 days ago · In the 1980s, the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria sparked uprisings in Aleppo, Homs, and Hama, all of which were violently crushed, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. After taking power in 2000, Bashar al-Assad once again dashed hopes of political reforms in the country, continuing the one-party Baathist rule while arresting ...

Feb 2, 2012 · Between 1979 and 1981, militants associated with the Muslim Brotherhood killed over three hundred supporters of the Assad regime in Aleppo alone, and the Syrian security apparatus responded by...

3 days ago · A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk outside a morgue in Damascus. ... In 1982, the Muslim Brotherhood staged an ...

Dec 9, 2024 · Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. With this, the over five decades of the brutal regime of the Assad family has ended. Here’s a look at how the ousted president and his father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist.

Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel...

Dec 21, 2024 · President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.