*In Syria, there are 10s of forgotten massacres that have not been documented, nor have they been reached by anyone on Syrian territory.
Al Sheikh Miskeen Massacre, in the province of Dara’a
Date of the Incident – 07.07.2012
*The town of Al Sheikh Miskeen is regarded amongst one of the most important towns in Horan. It is one of the important centre points for transportation, linking a number of Syrian provinces in the southern area (Damascus, Al Swaida, Al Qunaitra) as she lies in between Sahl Horan and the province of Dara’a. This town is also the focal point between Nawa, Ezre’, Abta’, Da’el and Al Sanemeyn. Sheikh Miskeen is about 22km away from Dara’a city, and there is a distance of about 80km from Damascus city. Its population reaches an approximate number of 40,000 thousand people.
Details of the incident:
*Assad forces besieged the town for two consecutive months and on Saturday 07-07-2012, Assad forces entered and attacked the town.
There are reports stating that an estimate of 80 cars entered the town, in addition to 20 civilian cars and a number of carrier buses, carrier members of Assad forces and thugs.
Assad troops worked on closing all the city, in order to prevent anyone from entering it or taking an exit. Once this was done, the shelling began using mortars and MB-Bs. This lead to the direct destruction of a number of homes – including Abu Bakr Al Sadeq mosque, after it was particularly targeted with a number of shells. This shelling, so violent, also led to the wounding of many civilians.
As this continued Assad forces dispersed, making their way to all areas of the city, in which they carried out a number of raids and searching of the homes of civilians. Assad forces went into home, stole people’s belongings, from money to jewellery. All motorbikes in the city were burnt by Assad forces, including a number of homes. As well as this, business shops were targeted and destroyed on the main roundabout and some columns were witnessed to fill the skies.
Furthermore, Assad forces made their way to Hamdi Hamdan School as they were told beforehand that this school contained shelters and a field hospital. They besieged the school and began to attack it with more than 30 artillery shells in a very random manner. This consequently led to the destruction of most sections of the school. The school was broken into after it had been besieged for more than an hour. Assad forces went into releasing a number of bombs are the shelters, killing all who was inside the school, including a doctor’s team and a number of injured civilians.
*We have been able to document the final number of deaths caused by the massacre. 25 members, their full names and pictures and videos included in this report, were killed in this massacre.
1-Raqi Al Nabhan Al Mosalamah/Dar’a/Mokhaym Dar’a/Shot at by Assad forces.
2-Yazan Muhammad Jabr Ghebsha/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling
3-Zoheir Naji Owd/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
4-Nezar Al Obeir/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
5-Zoheir Al Owd/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
6-Ahmad Abdul Nabi/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
7-Rbee Al Mukhtara/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
8-Khalid Al Anesa/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
9-Ahmad Al Jofi/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
10-Nor Al Deen Al Torman/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
11-Mohammad Abdo Al Beha/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling
12-Yazan Al Ghabsha/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
13-Muhammad Salah/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling
14-Muhammad Khalid Al Jaber/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWYcSMEoEGE&feature=youtu.be
15-Muhammad Abdo Sulayman/Daraa/Al Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3sBictTLCk&feature=youtu.be
16-Ali Zeyad Al Faouri/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AdYxJm4cko&feature=youtu.be
17-Muhammad Salah Al Khosani/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Killed at the hands of Assad forces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS3CDZM-T_4&feature=em-uploademail
+ 8 unidentified victims/Daraa/Sheikh Miskeen/Random shelling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMqCt_q9VU8&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sobg2BxGSFA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gKhVo0q9v0&feature=youtu.be
*The destruction inflicted upon the city as a result of the random shelling, along with the campaing of raids.
1- Abi Bakr Al Sadeq
2- The house of Abu Al Noor, Abdo Al Rashid
3- The house of Abu Shadi al Matar.
4- The house of Jamal Matar, Abu Khalid and the neighbouring houses.
5- Attacking a petrol station and stealing what it consisted.
6- Attacking all shops on the main roundabout and theft is visible.
7- The house of Ismael Al Ghazawi and the destruction the above floor.
8- The house of Basaam Zain Al Ghazawi
9- The destruction of the shops stationed on the way from Damascus to Dar’aa.
The following are arrested civilians, arrested after the military raid and attack.
1-Al Sheikh Nasir Al Hareeri.
2-Abdullah Yousef Khalaf (Abu Al Romoz)
3-Samir Mohammad Al Hamdan Sharti
4-Mazin Ata Allah Sharti
5- Rasmi Al Alaweya
6-Ayman Al Safadi
7-Farzat Salim Al Owd.
8-Muhammad Jabr (also known as Al Howt)
9-Naser Al Khanfes
10-Ebn Abu Ghazi Al Masri
11-Ghazi Al Khanfes Al Masri
12-The son of Faroq Al Natoor
13-Fadi Muhammad Mza’al Al Deeri
14-Ahmad Muhammad Mza’al Al Deeri
15-Fadi Youssef Al Ahmad
16-Khaldon Al M’os
17-Mohanad Na’eem Al Salama
18-Wesam Abu Khalawa
19-Hussam Zakareya Al Khalaf
20-Mohammad Jabr Owd, Abu Telal
21-Hussein Al Hussei Abu Jehad Al Arab and his older brother, Abu Raed.
22-Basaam Mustafa Al Ya’qob
23-Mustafa Basaam Al Ya’qob
24-Abdo Al Ya’qob
25-Samer Abu Salim
26-Hussam Abu Salim
27-Zeyad Muhammad Al Abdullah Al Deeri
28-Faris Ali Al Faouri
29-Alaa Ali Al Deeri Al Najdi
30-Fadi Yasen Al Faouri
31-Manaf Yosef Al Faouri.
32-Nabel Al Jaber
33-Amer Abul Rahman Al Homsi
34-Ali Ahmad Al Homsi
35-Basil Abu Sweilim
36-Shoj’an Yaseen Al Masri
37-Basher Muhammad Hejazi
38-Waled Dayyf Allah Al Damin
39-Ali Mamdoh Al Hussein Al Bakr
40-Adnan Mamdouh Al Bekr
41- Basil Ahmad Abdo Al Aqaylah
42-Muhamad Ahmad Abdo Al Aqayla
43-Muhammad Nawaf Al Tukmi
44-Abdulmajeed Fahd Wahdan
*Videos of the victims.
Dar’aa| Sheikh Miskeen city
Mass graves:
A picture of the grave:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133783693420476&l=2531ad0ec3
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133783730087139&l=213086683e
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133783763420469&l=d97c5d9f47
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133783830087129&l=d1c848b255
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133783790087133&l=22632f6adc
*Videos showing the shelling and destruction:
-Dar’aa, Sheikh Miskeen, aftermath of the shelling and the destruction of homes.
We, The Syrian Network of Human rights, seek to protect and defend human rights. We explicitly condemn this horrific massacre which is openly classified as a crime against Human Rights, along with the remaining massacres against the Syrian people – all of which have been committed by Assad forces. We hold the Syrian regime, the Commander in Chief of the Armed forces full and direct responsibility of the massacre. In addition to this, we also hold Russia, Iran and Hizbullah direct responsibility of the killing as they continue to provide the Syrian regime with weapons and money. We call for the United Nations and Security Council to take immediate action and speed to protect the Syrian people and to live up to their responsibilities. We urge them to accelerate their steps in referring all those involved in this massacre to the International Criminal Court.
Syrian Network for Human Rights – London
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