
Syria: 2012 Daraya massacre documented
Human rights organization the Syrian British Consortium published the findings of its investigation into the massacre of civilians by the Syrian government and allied forces in the town of Daraya a decade ago. The investigation found that in August 2012, government forces killed at least 700 people, including women and children, through indiscriminate shelling and mass executions. Daraya, southwest of Damascus, was one of the most prominent centers of the uprising against Bashar Assad in 2011, and was widely recognized as the frontline of nonviolent resistance in the country. (Photo: Daraya, 2011 via Leila’s Blog)