| Tadamon massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | Tadamon, Damascus, Syria |
| Date | April 16, 2013 |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 280+ |
| Perpetrators |  Syrian Arab Republic |
The Tadamon massacre[1] took place in the vicinity of Othman Mosque, Tadamon neighbourhood of the Syrian capital of Damascus,[2][3] on 16 April 2013 during the Syrian civil war. Soldiers affiliated with the Syrian Armed Forces, specifically Branch 227 (Damascus branch) of the Military Intelligence Directorate,[2] killed at least 41 civilians, and is suspected to be more than 280 civilians who were taken to one of the isolated neighborhoods of Damascus and executed one after the other in a mass grave that had been prepared in advance.
It was first reported in an investigation published in English by the American New Lines Magazine in coordination with Syrian Media collective Al Jumhuriya, in Arabic,[4] and a report covering the investigation by the British newspaper The Guardian'.[2][5] Syrian intelligence officer Major Amjad Yousef (Arabic: أمجد يوسف), who was filmed committing the massacre, was arrested by the Syrian government shortly after the publication of the footage showing his involvement of the massacre in 2022.[6]
- ^ "Apparent Massacre in Tadamon". state.gov. 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Massacre in Tadamon: How two academics hunted down a Syrian war criminal". The Guardian. 27 April 2022.
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- ^ "Assad regime executes dozens of civilians in Syria, video shows". Daily Sabah. 29 April 2022.
- ^ Kenber, Billy (20 May 2022). "Syria regime detains chief suspect in Tadamon massacre". ZamanAlwsl.