EVIDENCE OF CIVIL UNREST HAMAH, SYRIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 4, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVIDENCE OF CIVIL UNREST
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1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: CIVIL UNREST HAS RESULTED IN HEAVY DAMAGE
TO PARS OF THE CITY.
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2. (S/D) REMARKS: THE ENTIRE CITY HAS SUSTAINED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
THREE AREAS IN THE CENTRAL SECTION 25X1
(GRAPHIC 1 OF 3) SHOW EVIDENCE OF SEVERE DAMAGE. SEVERAL
CHURCHES AND MOSQUES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT FOR
DESTRUCTION (GRAPHIC 2 OF 3), PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY SERVED AS
GATHERING PLACES FOR THE DISSIDENTS. BULLDOZERS ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF CLEARING RUBBLE FROM MANY OF THE DESTROYED AND
DAMAGED BUILDINGS (GRAPHIC 3 OF 3), INDICATING THAT A LULL OR
AN END TO THE FIGHTING HAS OCCURRED. A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER
OF TENTS AND VEHICLES, IN THE SPORTS COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE CITY
INDICATES THAT THE UNITS MAY BE PREPARING 25X1
(S/D) MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ONE TANK COMPANY AND ONE BMP ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIER-EQUIPPED MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION REMAIN
DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THESE UNITS ARE PROBABLY
ELEMENTS OF THE 47TH INDEPENDENT ARMORED BRIGADE GARRISONED
IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE CITY AT HAMAH ARMOR BRIGADE
HEADQUARTERS AND THE 21ST MECHANIZED INFANTRY 25X1
BRIGADE OF THE 3RD ARMORED DIVISION FROM AL QUTAYFAH ARMY
BARRACKS AND TRAINING CENTER AND HEADQUARTERS 25X1
(S/D) UPRISINGS BY MEMBERS OF THE MOSLEM BROTHERHOOD HAVE
OCCURRED IN HAMAH IN 1980, IN DECEMBER 1981, AND AGAIN SINCE
LATE JANUARY 1982. IN EACH INSTANCE THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES
SEALED OFF THE CITY.
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EVIDENCE OF CIVIL UNREST
HAMAH, SYRIA
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(S/D) HAMAH IS APPROXIMATEY 100 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS
AND 40 NM FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. IT IS LARGELY A SUNNI
CITY AND A STRONGHOLD OF THE MOSLEM BROTHERHOOD. HAMAH HAS
LONG BEEN A CENTER OF ACTIVITY AGAINST PRESIDENT ASSAD'S
MINORITY ALAWITE REGIME.
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