Siege of Aleppo (1980)

Siege of Aleppo
	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.
Date	1 April 1980 – February 1981
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Result	Ba'athist Syrian government victory Uprising suppressed; Syrian Muslim Brotherhood outlawed;
Belligerents
Muslim Brotherhood	Ba'athist Syria
Commanders and leaders
Husni 'Abo †; ʽAdnan ʽUqla	Shafiq Fayadh; Hashem Mualla
Units involved
Kata'ib Muhammad; Fighting Vanguard	3rd Division; Special Forces; Defense Companies
Strength
Several thousand fighters	30,000
Casualties and losses
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.

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Siege of Aleppo (1980)

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