Poster War

Poster War
	; Crowd of Syrian youth with portrait of Hafez al-Assad, 1984
Date	November-December, 1983 (more than a week)
Location	Damascus, Syria
Result	Unconvincing Escalation of conflict in the government; Rifaat launched coup attempt later;
Belligerents
Republican Guard ; General Intelligence Directorate	Defence Companies
Commanders and leaders
Hafez al-Assad	Rifaat al-Assad
Casualties and losses
	No casualties (non-violent conflict)

Poster War was a small, non-violent conflict in Ba'athist Syria that took place between Rifaat al-Assad and his brother, President Hafez al-Assad, or more precisely between sections of the security forces loyal to both. The most active phase of the Poster War lasted more than a week, until Hafez's health stabilized, although similar incidents occurred at a lower frequency until Rifaat al-Assad's ouster from Syria in March 1984. The name "Poster War" was given by the residents of Damascus, which was the main site of the events.