Published : 22-08-2018
Five years have passed by since 36 Palestinian refugees, among them 18 members of the Ghazi family, were massacred in Zamalka and seven others in Mudhamiyat AlSham on August 21, 2013, in a wild offensive launched on the territory using chemical weapons.
Activists said that over recent days Syrian government forces ravaged the Zamalka graveyard, where the victims of the 2013 massacre have been buried. The activists said the dead bodies are likely to have been transferred to an unknown location.
Sources affiliated with the Syrian opposition said the measure makes part of the government’s attempts to cover up its involvement in the massacre. Abduction sweeps have also been launched by the government forces in the area.
Figures released following the massacre estimated that over 1,450 persons were killed. Data by the Syrian Network for Human Rights indicated that the death toll reached 1,127 victims, among them 107 children and dozens of women.
Five years have passed by since 36 Palestinian refugees, among them 18 members of the Ghazi family, were massacred in Zamalka and seven others in Mudhamiyat AlSham on August 21, 2013, in a wild offensive launched on the territory using chemical weapons.
Activists said that over recent days Syrian government forces ravaged the Zamalka graveyard, where the victims of the 2013 massacre have been buried. The activists said the dead bodies are likely to have been transferred to an unknown location.
Sources affiliated with the Syrian opposition said the measure makes part of the government’s attempts to cover up its involvement in the massacre. Abduction sweeps have also been launched by the government forces in the area.
Figures released following the massacre estimated that over 1,450 persons were killed. Data by the Syrian Network for Human Rights indicated that the death toll reached 1,127 victims, among them 107 children and dozens of women.
