The Adra Massacre - occurred in December 2013 in the city of Adra during the civil war in Syria. The US State Department condemned the massacre. [2]
| The Adra Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Civil War in Syria | |
| Overview Information | |
| Place of attack | |
| Attack target | Alawites , Druze , Ismailis , and Christians |
| date | December 11 - 12, 2013 |
| Dead | 32-40 (according to the Syrian opposition) 80-100 (according to the Syrian government) |
| Suspects | Al Nusra Front [1] Islamic Front [1] |
On December 11, 2013, members of the Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic Front managed to break into the industrial zone of the city of Adra, located 40 kilometers northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus . Having entered the city, the militants began to kill the Alawites, Druze, Shiites and Christians living there [1] . The killings continued the next day [1] .
On December 13, government troops surrounded the city and launched an operation against the militants there. According to December 15, as a result of the massacre that took place on December 11-12, 32 to 40 civilians died, dozens of people were reported as missing [3] . According to representatives of the army of the Syrian government, the death toll is more than 80 people [4] . The Syrian Foreign Minister said that the death toll from the massacre exceeds 100 people [5] .
As of December 30, the Syrian government evacuated from the city about 5 thousand people [6] . As of December 31, the number of evacuated amounted to more than 6 thousand [7] .
By mid-January, the Syrian government managed to free the industrial zone from militants [8] . By the end of September 2014 - to establish full control over the city [9] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Islamists kill 15 Alawite and Druze civilians in Syria -activists . Reuters Date of treatment February 18, 2015.
- ↑ Civilian Massacres in Syria (Unavailable link) . US Department of State . Date of treatment February 6, 2015. Archived January 14, 2014.
- ↑ Syrian regime drops barrel bombs in air attack in Aleppo; 78 dead include 28 children
- ↑ Government claims Islamic rebels executed civilians in Adra [UPDATE ] . UPI Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
- ↑ Al-Qaida militants kill over 100 Syrians near Damascus: FM
- ↑ Syrian govt evacuates 5,000 from town besieged by Islamist rebels . Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
- ↑ الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - Syrian Arab News Agency . Date of treatment February 6, 2015. Archived June 14, 2014.
- ↑ Syria Geneva II talks: Skepticism on the streets as al-Qa'ida poses as peacemaker . The Independent . Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
- ↑ Syria army takes key rebel-held town near capital . Breitbart . Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
Links
- The Adra massacre is an indicator of the critical situation in Syria . Youtube. Date of treatment April 3, 2015.
- The Adra massacre continues: militants destroy the Alawite population and the families of civil servants . RT. Date of treatment February 18, 2015.
- Eyewitnesses of the massacre in the Syrian Adra: The road to the city is littered with decapitated bodies . RT. Date of treatment February 18, 2015.