July 1963 Syrian coup attempt

July 1963 Syrian coup attempt
	Part of the Arab Cold War
	; Tank of the National Guard of the Ba'ath Party on the Damascus Square after the failed coup attempt
Date	July 18, 1963
Location	Damascus, Syria
Result	Coup failed The ruling Military Committee suppresses the uprising; Continued purges of Nasserists;
Belligerents
Nasserist groups ; Arab Nationalist Movement ; Supported by: ; United Arab Republic	Ba'ath Party; Military Committee;
Commanders and leaders
Jassem Alwan; Raef al-Maarri ; Mohammed Nabhan	Amin al-Hafiz; Salah Jadid
Units involved
Unknown	National Guard of the Ba'ath Party
Strength
	400–700
Casualties and losses
	40-70 killed and 300 wounded; 27 executed after coup

On 18 July 1963, Nasserist officers in Syria unsuccessfully attempted to seize power from the Military Committee of the Ba'ath Party. The coup attempt had resulted in the killing dozens to hundreds of people. The coup was led by Colonel Jassem Alwan, who had previously attempted to seize power in Syria multiple times. The coup was supported by local branch of Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM) and Egypt, but ultimately failed, and the ruling Ba'ath Party continued to purge Nasserist military and political forces in Syria.