| Aleppo Artillery School massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamist uprising in Syria | |
  Artillery School location | |
| Location | Aleppo, Syria |
| Date | 16 June 1979 |
| Target | Syrian Army cadets |
Attack type | Execution |
| Weapons | Guns, grenades |
| Deaths | 83 |
The Aleppo Artillery School massacre was a sectarian massacre of Syrian Army cadets on 16 June 1979. It was carried out by a handful of members of the Muslim Brotherhood's Fighting Vanguard led by Adnan Uqlah and Ibrahim al-Youssef, without the permission of the leader of the Fighting Vanguard, Hisham Jumbaz.[1][2][3] The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria later tried to cover up their involvement in the massacre by condemning it, but the Syrian government decided to conduct a large-scale crackdown against it to prevent any reoccurrence.[4][5]
- ^ Lefèvre 2015, p. 128.
- ^ Lefèvre 2013, p. 105.
- ^ Conduit 2019, p. 35.
- ^ Lefèvre 2013, p. 111.
- ^ Conduit 2019, pp. 112–113.