Violence broke out in Jisr ash-Shugur on 6 June 2011, three months into the 2011 Syrian unrest when armed gangs attacked local security forces, killing 120 people and seized control of the city.
Violence broke out again in Jisr ash-Shugur on 6 June 2011, three months into the 2011 Syrian uprising. According to the state-controlled Syrian media, "armed gangs" attacked local security forces, killed 120 people and seized control of the city.