Akribesh (2017) – Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Siege of Baghuz Fawqani – (2019) Syrian Civil War Siege of the Jabara Valley (2019) – Yemeni Civil War Siege of Ras al-Ayn – (2019) Syrian Civil War Siege of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah (2021) – Syrian Civil War Siege of Panjshir (2021) – Aftermath of the War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Siege of Chernihiv (2022) – Russo-Ukrainian War (2022) Siege of Mariupol (2022) – Russo-Ukrainian War (2022) Police sieges A police siege is a standoff between law enforcement officers and armed criminals, suspects, or protesters. Siege of Sidney Street (1911) England Attica Siege (1971) United States of America Munich Olympic massacre (1972) Germany Wounded Knee Incident (1973) United States of America Norrmalmstorg robbery (1973) famous for the Stockholm syndrome Sweden Huntsville Prison siege (1974) United States of America Spaghetti House siege (1975) England Balcombe Street Siege (1975) England Hanafi Siege (1977) United States of America MOVE Siege (1978) United States of America Iranian Embassy Siege (1980) England Siege of the Libyan Embassy in London (1984) United Kingdom Palace of Justice siege (1985) Colombia Oka Crisis (1990) Quebec, Canada Ruby Ridge Siege (1992) United States of America Waco Siege (1993) United States of America Chiapas conflict (1994–present) Chiapas, Mexico Gustafsen Lake Standoff (1995) British Columbia, Canada Montana Freemen Siege (1996) United States of America Japanese embassy hostage crisis (1996–1997) Peru Republic of Texas Embassy Siege (1997) United States of America Moscow theater hostage crisis (2002) Russia Beslan hostage crisis (2004) Russia Napier shootings (2009) New Zealand Siege of Complexo do Alemão's slums, major urban conflict in Rio de Janeiro (2010) Brazil Hectorville siege (2011) Australia Wukan protests (2011) China Siege of Eker (2012) Bahrain Sydney hostage crisis (2014) Australia Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege (2015) France 2016 Yerevan hostage crisis (2016) Armenia Kidapawan jail siege (2017) Philippines Brighton siege (2017) Australia Siege of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019) Siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2019) Other Gwangju uprising (1980) South Korea Storming of the Legislative Council Complex (2019) Hong Kong References Sieges List