Published : 14-06-2022
A number of Palestinian refugees sheltered in Deraa displacement camp, south of Syria, have transferred the bodies of their deceased relatives from the local cemetery to another location after the cemetery was ravaged by anonymous parties.
In 2012, residents of Deraa Camp were forced to bury their deceased relatives in a playground after they failed to reach the local cemetery due to heavy shelling and deadly shootouts. The playground was turned into a graveyard for war victims.
On July 27, 2012, the war machinery claimed the lives of dozens of civilians. Their bodies were all buried overnight in a collective pit dug in the playground. The area has become known as the “Martyrs’ Cemetery”.
Activists said transferring dead bodies from the graveyard will help the Syrian regime to reconstruct the area and cover up its war crimes against civilians.
A number of Palestinian refugees sheltered in Deraa displacement camp, south of Syria, have transferred the bodies of their deceased relatives from the local cemetery to another location after the cemetery was ravaged by anonymous parties.
In 2012, residents of Deraa Camp were forced to bury their deceased relatives in a playground after they failed to reach the local cemetery due to heavy shelling and deadly shootouts. The playground was turned into a graveyard for war victims.
On July 27, 2012, the war machinery claimed the lives of dozens of civilians. Their bodies were all buried overnight in a collective pit dug in the playground. The area has become known as the “Martyrs’ Cemetery”.
Activists said transferring dead bodies from the graveyard will help the Syrian regime to reconstruct the area and cover up its war crimes against civilians.
