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Hama: Why the Rebel Capture of This Dark-History City Matters
Known today as the Hama Massacre, the tragedy began on February 2, 1982, when the Syrian government launched a devastating military assault on the city. At the time, Hama was a stronghold of the ...
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In Hama, survivors of the Assad family’s first massacre can finally speak
Estimates for the number of people killed during the 1982 military offensive range ... they understood that Hama was a byword for massacre, and a warning that death or imprisonment were the ...
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Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre. Between 10,000 to 40,000 people were killed or disappeared in the government attack on the central Syrian city. It began on Feb. 2, 1982 ...
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Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre. Between 10,000 to 40,000 people were killed or disappeared in the government attack on the central Syrian city. It began on Feb. 2, 1982 ...
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Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
In February 1982, government forces under Hafez Assad ... threw red paint on the waterwheels to symbolize the Hama massacre and tried to organize local administration. About 800,000 people lived ...
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Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
In February 1982, government forces under Hafez Assad ... threw red paint on the waterwheels to symbolize the Hama massacre and tried to organize local administration. About 800,000 people lived ...