- Title: Thousands commemorate 1982 massacre victims in Syria’s Hama
- Date: 31st January 2025
- Summary: Thousands commemorate 1982 massacre victims in Syria’s Hama SHOTLIST: HAMA, SYRIA (JAN. 31, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL) VARIOUS OF PARADE ATTENDED BY ARMED FORCES OF SYRIAN MILITARY TAKING PLACE AT ASI AQUARE CHILDREN ON ROOF OF CAR WATCHING SOLDIERS PASSING BY MILITARY PARADE AND PEOPLE RALLYING (2 SHOTS) SCRIPT Thousands gathered in Hama’s Asi Square on Friday (Jan. 31) to commemorate the victims of the 1982 massacre carried out by forces of the former Baath regime. Holding the new Syrian flags, attendees called for justice for those killed in the crackdown. On Feb. 2, 1982, then-Syrian leader Hafiz Assad, father of Bashar Assad, launched a brutal campaign against a Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Hama. Under the command of Hafiz's brother Rifaat Assad, special forces bombarded the city by air and artillery for 27 days, killing tens of thousands. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), the assault claimed at least 30,000 civilian lives, with 17,000 others still missing. Families believe many of the disappeared were killed after being detained, likely in prisons such as Palmyra. The attacks leveled one-third of Hama's city center and destroyed 88 mosques, three churches, and numerous historical sites.
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