700 people in 3 days murdered inside tare. Ten years ago, near the city of Syria Sam It was a serious scene. Massacre. Now a new report describes the events that took place there between August 24 and 26, 2012 and points to a clear culprit. were allies of his government. beshar Esad He is the person who carried out this “staggering display of violence” that resulted in “a systematic attack against the civilian population of Daraya”. The team of Syrian researchers, supported by the British Syria Consortium, sees these results as a first step towards justice.
“It’s been ten years since Syrian and allied forces launched a planned and coordinated offensive that lasted 72 hours. summary execution “I’m going door to door against the civilians coming from Daraya,” he said. common pits improvised, many people were arrested or still missing to this day. government Syria He used all his might to attack this city where large anti-regime demonstrations were concentrated.
“Fourth Division, Republican Guard, Air Force Intelligence benefited from ‘shabiha’,” Assad said. [milicias patrocinadas por el Estado]With the “support of Hezbollah and Iranian militias”, he carried out one of the biggest massacres in the first days of the conflict. Therefore, in the report, they are accused of committing crimes. crimes against humanity Y war crimes “on a large scale” against the Daraya population. Almost 50 pages of results murdersprison sentences, enforced disappearances, tortures and looting constituted a “highly coordinated and systematic attack.”
bombings against civilians
Syrian President’s forces also bombed bThe report calls all buildings, hospitals and schools “air strikes with rockets, missiles and mortars, as well as helicopters and warplanes.” Despite being one of the most serious massacres at the beginning of the Syrian civil war, international community He did not pay much attention to the events that took place in Daraya. The researchers hope these results, published this Thursday, will be used by the world’s organisms. United Nations and other legal bodies to prosecute some of those responsible.
“Witnesses interviewed in this investigation expressed disappointment at the international response to the massacre and the Syrian conflict in general, and stated that they gave their testimonies with a sense of duty and with the faint hope that this could contribute to success. Peace. Justice”, they condemn in the conclusions of the report. “Despite 10 years and the gathering of important evidence, accountability and justice continue to elude the people of Daraya.”
sense of justice
At the same time, he argues that the witnesses shared “the belief that their stories, their truth, are not only worth documenting, but may one day help bring justice and responsibility.” Under this premise, the report brought together the voices of those who decided to scrutinize the painful memories of survivors from around the world in order to fight against impunity for the Assad regime.
After more than a decade of conflict in Syria, the first convictions are starting to come. at the beginning of the year, Germany In the first judgment against a top Syrian regime official, it sentenced a former agent of the Syrian president to life in prison for crimes against humanity. Survivors of Daraya hope their turn will soon come.