syria

Report on the most noticeable massacres in 2012
The most noticeable massacres that the Syrian network for human rights group was able to document through the year, with reference to tens of massacres that we haven’t been able to communicate with the residents or to visit the sites that witnessed the crime.
These massacres resulted in 2469 martyrs, a large number of them was killed in very violent cases of Field-executions like slaughter by knives, shooting in the mouth or incineration.
- Ashira Distrect massacre:
Date: 9/3/2012- 11/3/2012
Number of martyrs: 224
This massacre took place in Homs governorate as a result of a shelling and field-executions by the Syrian army.

- Al-Rastan Massacre:
Date: 11/4/2012
Number of martyrs: 11
This massacre took place in Homs governorate as a result of a shelling using phosphorus and chemical bombs by the Syrian army.

- Al-Bayada Massacre:
Date: 12/4/2012
Number of martyrs: 8
This massacre took place in Homs governorate as a result of shelling and firing by the Syrian army.

- Al-Shammas District Massacre:
Date: 15/5/2012 – 16/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 14
This massacre took place in Homs governorate as a result of internment and field-executions by the Syrian army.

- Al-Houleh Massacre:
Date: 26/5/2012
Number of martyrs: 109
This massacre took place in Homs governorate when shabiha (thugs) broke into Al-Houleh-friendly villages, covered by the Syrian army, to kill the civilians indoors and mutilate their dead bodies.

- The Fertilizer Plant Massacre:
Date: 31/5/2012
Number of martyrs: 12
This massacre took place in a governorate in Al-Qassir City when the Syrian army troops interned a bus for workers in the fertilizer plant to torture and kill them.

- Dir Zour Massacre:
Date: 2/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 31
This massacre took place in Dir Zour governorate when the Syrian army shelled the houses and a demonstration.

- Hamouria Massacre:
Date: 2/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 9
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate when the army broke down Hamouria city and accomplished field-executions and slaughter of the civilians.

- Saqba Massacre:
Date: 16/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 19
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of field-executions and slaughter by knives by the Syrian army.

- Duma Massacre:
Date: 16/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 8
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of a shelling by the Syrian army.

- Saladin Massacre:
Date: 22/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 8
This massacre took place in Halab governorate as a result of firing the demonstrators by the Syrian security.

- Hama Massacre:
Date: 26/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 21
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of snipping the civilians by the Syrian army.

- Al-Habit Massacre:
Date: 27/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 13
This massacre took place in Idlib governorate when the Syrian army shelled an inhabited building.

- Zamalka Massacre:
Date: 30/6/2012
Number of martyrs: 72
The Syrian army shelled the civilians by airplanes during the funeral of some victims.

- Mesraba Massacre:
Date: 4/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 30, 16 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of internments and field-executing the interned by the Syrian army.

- Sheikh Meskeen Massacre:
Date: 7/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 25 victims, 17 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place as a result of the regime’s shelling on Sheikh Meskeen city and field-executions in Daraa governorate.

- Al-Tremseh Massacre:
Date: 12/7/2012
Number of martyrs: tens, 67 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of shelling, field-executions and slaughter by the Syrian army and shabiha.

- Al-Qaboun Massacre:
Date: 16/7/2012- 1/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 96
This massacre took place in Damascus governorate as a result of a shell and field-executions by the Syrian army.

- Hama City Massacre:
Date: 16/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 49
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of shelling, firing and field-executions by the Syrian army.

- Al-Sayda Zainab Massacre:
Date: 18/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 170 victims, 117 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place as a result of shelling groups of civilians during the funeral of a victim in Al-Sayda Zainab district in Damascus Reef governorate by the Syrian army.

- Erbeen Massacre:
Date: 19/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 28 victims, 11 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place as a result of shelling Erbeen city in Damascus Reef governorate by the Syrian army.

- Al-Shree'a village Massacre:
Date: 24/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 16
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of firing demonstrators by the Syrian security.

- Moadamieh Al-Sham Massacre:
Date: 28/7/2012 – 29/7/2012
Number of martyrs: 80
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of shelling, snipping and field-executions by the Syrian army.

- Zour al-Haisa Massacre:
Date: 5/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 10
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of a fire at random by the Syrian army soldiers.

- Jarjeeseh Massacre:
Date: 7/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 13
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of a fire at random.

- Al-Shammas District Massacre:
Date: 11/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 22
This massacre took place in Homs governorate, specifically Homs city, when shabiha interned a number of civilians and field-executed them after torturing and insulting them.

- Yalda Massacre:
Date: 13/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 67
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of shelling and field-executions by the Syrian army.

- Daraya Massacre:
Date: 20/8/2012 – 27/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 524 noted by names, and other unrecognized dead bodies
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate s a result of shelling, breaking into, a number of field-executions, slaughter and torturing.

- Moadamieh Al-Sham Massacre:
Date: 21/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 86
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate, 55 victims died as a result of shelling and field-executions, and the other 16 as a result of shelling during the funeral of the 55 victims.

- Kafr Nabl Massacre:
Date: 28/8/2012
Number of martyrs: 18
This massacre took place in Idlib governorate as a result of shelling Kafr Nabl city by aircrafts by the Syrian army.

- Kafr Batna Massacre:
Date: 1/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 36 victims, 34 them were noted by names and two unrecognized dead bodies
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of shelling, breaking into a field hospital, killing wounded, breaking into houses and field-executions.

- Al-Fan Al-Samali Massacre:
Date: 2/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 31
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of breaking into the village, interning a number of youth and field-executing them.

- Deir Al-Asafeer Massacre:
Date: 7/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 18
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of shelling and field-executions.

- Halab City Massacre:
Date: 8/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 43
This massacre took place in Halab governorate as a result of shelling the city by Mig Fighters by the Syrian army.

- Kafr Zeta Massacre:
Date: 11/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 12
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of shelling the city by TNT barrels by the Syrian army.

- Kafar Awaid Massacre:
Date: 16/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 10
This massacre took place in Idlib governorate as a result of shelling Kafr Awaid village by TNT barrels by the Syrian army.

- al-Arba'in district Massacre:
Date: 19/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 26
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of field-executions and burning down the victims’ dead bodies by the Syrian army.

- Children Massacre:
Date: 22/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 8
This massacre took place in Halab governorate when the Syrian army shot a civilian vehicle by heavy machine guns.

- Al-Ziabieh Massacre:
Date: 26/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 107 victims, 37 of them only were recognized
This massacre took place in Damascus Reef governorate as a result of bombardment, breaking into houses, field-executions and slaughter by knives.

- Deir Ezzor Massacre:
Date: 26/9/2012
Number of martyrs: 15
This massacre took place in Deir Ezzor governorate as a result of airplane shelling by the Syrian army.

- Salqin Massacre:
Date: 1/10/2012
Number of martyrs: 32
This massacre took place in Idlib governorate as a result of shelling Salqin city by TNT barrels by the Syrian army.

- Karam Al-Jabal Massacre:
Date: 1/10/2012
Number of martyrs: 17
This massacre took place in Halab governorate as a result of shelling a residential building by tank shells by the Syrian army.

- Maarat Al-Numan Massacre:
Date: 18/10/2012
Number of martyrs: 40
This massacre took place in Idlib governorate as a result of shelling Maarat Al-Numan city by Mig fighters by the Syrian army.

- The Graves Massacre:
Date: 19/10/2012
Number of martyrs: 84 victims, 13 of them were recognized
This massacre took place in Deir Ezzor governorate as a result of interning civilians and field-executing them by the Syrian army.

- Talbeseh Massacre:
Date: 24/12/2012
Number of martyrs: 15
This massacre took place in Homs governorate as a result of shelling a bakehouse, where lots of people gathered to get bread, by the Syrian army.

- Al Bousaiyra Massacre:
Date: 25/12/2012
Number of martyrs: 22, 17 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place in Deir Ezzor governorate as a result of an aircraft shelling on the village by the Syrian army.

- Halfaya Massacre:
Date: 23/12/2012
Number of martyrs: 93, 44 of them were noted by names
This massacre took place in Hama governorate as a result of shelling a bakehouse by the Syrian army.

- Dier Ba'lba, Homs Massacre:
Date: 29/12/2012
Resulted in tens of martyrs and wounded that until now we couldn’t note them as a result of encircling the district and Severance of communication.