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. | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
![]() |
![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Kata'ib Muhammad Fighting Vanguard |
3rd Division Special Forces Defense Brigades | ||||||
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 Syrian government led by Hafez al-Assad in 1980 during the armed conflict between the Sunni groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Syrian government. Government forces committed several massacres in the course of the operation.