Aleppo Artillery School massacre

Aleppo Artillery School massacre
Part of Islamist uprising in Syria
Artillery School location is located in Aleppo
Artillery School location
Artillery School location
LocationAleppo, Syria
Date16 June 1979
TargetSyrian Army cadets
Attack type
Execution
WeaponsGuns, grenades
Deaths83

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]

  1. ^ Lefèvre 2015, p. 128.
  2. ^ Lefèvre 2013, p. 105.
  3. ^ Conduit 2019, p. 35.
  4. ^ Lefèvre 2013, p. 111.
  5. ^ Conduit 2019, pp. 112–113.