Tadamon massacre
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| Tadamon Massacre | |
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| Part of the Syrian civil war | |
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Attack type | Mass Execution |
| Deaths | 288[1] |
| Perpetrators | Branch 227 of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Syrian Armed Forces |
The Tadamon Massacre was a mass execution carried out by Pro-Assad soldiers in Tadamon, Damascus, during the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign. Evidence of the massacre was discovered in 2022, nearly 10 years after the event, after footage was leaked onto the internet.[1][2]
Leaked footage and investigation
The footage of the executions was leaked onto the internet in April 2022, showing two men dressed in Syrian Army uniforms leading men to a pre-dug pit in a street, shortly before shooting them one at a time and then leaving the bodies in the pit. The Guardian newspaper reported that 41 bodies were shown in this one particular pit. The perpetrators were identified, following an investigation, as warrant-officer Amjad Youssef and NDF militiaman Najib al-Halabi, who himself was killed later in the war.[3][4]
Reactions
On 29 April 2022, the United States Department of State released a press statement condemning the executions and reiterated that "Assad and his regime must be brought to justice".[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "How a Massacre of Nearly 300 in Syria Was Revealed". New Lines Magazine. 27 April 2022.
- ↑ "Assad regime executed dozens of civilians in Syria's Tadamon, video shows". TRT News. 28 April 2022.
- ↑ "Massacre in Tadamon: how two academics hunted down a Syrian war criminal". The Guardian. 27 April 2022.
- ↑ "Outrage on Qatar's social media after release of harrowing footage from Tadamon Massacre". DohaNews. 1 May 2022.
- ↑ "Apparent Massacre in Tadamon". US Department of State. 29 April 2022.
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