Jisr al-Shughour massacre (1980)
The Jisr al-Shughour massacre of 1980 occurred in Syria on 9 March 1980, when helicopter borne Syrian troops were sent into Jisr ash-Shugur, a town between Aleppo and Latakia, to quell demonstrators, who had recently ransacked barracks and party offices in town. A ferocious search and destroy mission ensued that left some two hundred dead, while scores of prisoners were ordered executed in field tribunals.
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Jisr al-Shughour massacre (1980)
The Jisr al-Shughour massacre of 1980 occurred in Syria on 9 March 1980, when helicopter borne Syrian troops were sent into Jisr ash-Shugur, a town between Aleppo and Latakia, to quell demonstrators, who had recently ransacked barracks and party offices in town. A ferocious search and destroy mission ensued that left some two hundred dead, while scores of prisoners were ordered executed in field tribunals.
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The Jisr al-Shughour massacre ...... d executed in field tribunals.
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حدثت مذبحة جسر الشغور في 9 آذا ...... دام أكثر من مائة من المعتقلين.
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32,048,474
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743,805,303
date
1980-03-09
fatalities
location
Jisr al-Shughour, Syria
perps
Syrian Army Special Forces
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title
Jisr al-Shughour massacre of 1980
type
Mortar and rocket fire, execution
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The Jisr al-Shughour massacre ...... d executed in field tribunals.
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حدثت مذبحة جسر الشغور في 9 آذا ...... دام أكثر من مائة من المعتقلين.
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Jisr al-Shughour massacre (1980)
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مجزرة جسر الشغور (1980)
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