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Mass Grave Found 50 Kilometers Northeast of Damascus Holds 6,000 Bodies Linked to Assad's Regime

Dec 14, 2024, 06:40 AM

Authorities have discovered a mass grave near Damascus, containing the remains of thousands of individuals believed to be victims of the Assad regime's political prisons. Local officials reported that many of these bodies were buried in secret at a site approximately 50 kilometers northeast of the capital. Eyewitnesses have recounted the horrors of the Tadamon district, where bones are scattered, and residents remember the mass killings that took place under Bashar al-Assad's rule. A gravedigger revealed that one mass grave on the outskirts of Damascus holds the remains of around 6,000 people, stating that they were misled into digging for what was claimed to be a military barracks. Reports indicate that victims were often blindfolded and executed by security forces, with locals recalling the sound of gunfire during the nights of these atrocities.