Documenting two new massacres in Homs – Deir Ba’lbeh: 42 victims fell to the first massacre, and 18 victims fell to the second one.

These massacres were documented on 10/04/2012. It is the same date that Mr Kofi Anan demanded the Syrian regime to stop the killing. This massacre is considered a reply by the Syrian regime to Anan’s demand. These massacres were perpetrated on 09/04/2012; we have finished documenting names and details at dawn today.

The first one was perpetrated in Homs- Deir Ba’lbeh neighbourhood, Hafara quarter. 42 people were killed in this massacre including 5 women and 5 children. The massacre:

The Syrian army perpetrated this massacre after raiding parts of this quarter during the past days after fierce shelling that was carried on for a week while people tried to flee. People who succeeded in fleeing the neighbourhood related to SNHR’s member in Homs the atrocities committed against them including killings, torture, slaughter, dragging young men by tanks, raping women and killing children in front of their parents.

Testimonies by those who miraculously survived documented horrendous atrocities committed by the regime forces inside the neighbourhood. They also provided lists of victims’ names, family names, women and children. The bodies were buried in shallow graves and the smell started to spread from their decomposing bodies. More than 42 victims were killed including 5 women and 5 children.

We were able to document 31 names of whole families who were slain:

1. Abul Alim Kanaan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

2. Ahmad Muhammad Kanaan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

3. Rhida Khalid Kanaan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

4. Ayman Muhammad Kanaan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

5. Bashir Abdou Kanaan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

6. Amina Kanaan, a female- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

7. Ahmad Kanaan, a child- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

8. Khaldoun Sliman, a child- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

9. Ayman Hamza, a child- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

10. Rahaf Sliman, a female child- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

11. Khalid Alnabhan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

12. Asmaa Alnabhan - Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

13. Suheir Alnabhan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

14. Ahmad Alnabhan- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

15. Muhammad Abbas- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

16. Muhammad Abbas’s first son- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

17. Muhammad Abbas’s second son- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

18. Muhammad Abbas’s third son- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

19. Walid Abbas- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

20. Walid Abbas’s son- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

21. Ghada Uthman, Walid Abass’s wife- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

22. Muteaa Alnaser- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

23. Muteaa Alnaser’s son- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

24. Muteaa Alnaser’s second son- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

25. Zuheir AlUmar- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

26. Ayman Alumar- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

27. Muneer Alumar, a child- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

28. Mahmoud Alhameed- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

29. Jassem Alhamid- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012.

30. Muhammad Mash-hoor- Deir Ba’lbeh - extra-judicial execution- 09-04-2012, he was dragged by a tank.

In addition to 6 victims from Al-Ali family and 5 victims from Alhayjan Family.

The second massacre was committed in al-Kassara Quarter in Deir Ba’lbeh and it resulted in 18 victims.

Deir Ba’lbeh residents were stunned when they discovered a new massacre in al-Kassara Quarter which is located near a military barrack for the regime troops. After the massacre that was documented yesterday, which resulted in 22 victims, residents of the quarter woke up today to a new one with another 18 new victims. The victims were brought into al-Mahbani warehouses in al-Kassara and they were tortured, beaten up and insulted before being slaughtered and set on fire.

With great difficulty, we were able to document the names of 9 victims;

1. Mousa Rassmi al-Khaled – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

2. Khaled Abu Ghalioun – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

3. Muhammad Rahal Qaddaha – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

4. Wael Ismael Kana’an – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

5. Ahmad ar-Rabea – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

6. Issam al-Sheikh – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

7. Walid Madeeha – Deir Ba’lbeh 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

8. A member of Mahbani Family – Deir Balaba 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

9. A member of Mahbani Family – Deir Balaba 9/4/2012 – extrajudicial execution

The Syrian Network for Human Rights holds Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president and Chief Commander of the Military and Armed Forces for all misdeeds of killings, torture and massacres being committed in Syria who holds the primary responsibility for ordering such misdeeds to be committed. We also consider all the heads of the security apparatus and military brigades, directly involved in these misdeeds, hence we demand the UN Security Council to truly assume its responsibilities, not to deal with the case using double standards and to bring all those responsible for committing crimes against humanity in Syria to the International Criminal Court without any delay following the example of the quick measures taken in response to crimes against humanity committed in the context of the Libyan revolution which clearly were not in any way different from what has happened and is still happening in Syria under the nose of the world.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights

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