1964 Hama riot

1964 Hama riot
Part of the Arab Cold War
In green is Old Hama, which was the epicenter of the insurrection. In blue is the Sultan Mosque, which served as the rebel headquarters.
Date April 1964 Location Hama, Syria Result Insurrection suppressed
Belligerents
Syrian Government Ba'ath Party (Military Committee)	Muslim Brotherhood
Commanders and leaders
Amin al-Hafiz President of Syria Prime Minister of Syria Hamad Ubayd Commander of National Guard	Marwan Hadid Leader of the Fighting Vanguard Issam al-Attar Supreme Guide of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Muhammad al-Hamid
Casualties and losses
N/A	70-100 dead Several wounded and imprisoned.

The 1964 Hama riot was the first significant clash between the newly installed Ba'ath Party leadership of Syria and the Muslim Brotherhood. It occurred in April 1964, after the 1963 Ba'athist coup d'état. The insurrection was suppressed with heavy military force, resulting in 70-100 mortal casualties and partial destruction of the old Hama city neighborhoods. Hama continued to be a center of Islamists and a focal point of the 1976-1982 Islamist uprising in Syria.