The government of President Hafez Asad was deeply involved in killing civilians and annihilation of families in the town of Hama in February 1982. No difference was made between an infant, a lady or an elderly. The following sample gives an image of the eradication of whole families committed by soldiers according to direct orders from senior authorised military officers in one locality (Al-Pasoura) on Monday morning 8^th February 1982.

Massacre of the Fahmi Mohammed Al-Dabbagh[1]

At 6.30 a.m. on 8^th February, the authorities forces knocked on the door of Mr. Fahmi Mohammed Al-Dabbagh's house (58 years) [1]. While opening the door, soldiers responded by firing their machine guns. He moved back as he was wounded. The soldiers broke into the house gunning down every member of the family. The following people were killed in this massacre are:

1. Fahmi Mohammed Al-Dabbagh[1] (58 years , primary school teacher)
2. His wife (43 years, housewife)
3. Zilal (his daughter, 22 years, student)
4. Waref (his son, 21 years, student)
5. Amer (his son, 15 years, student)
6. Maher (his son, 14 years, student)
7. Safa'a (his daughter, 10 years, student)
8. Rana (his daughter, 9 years, student)
9. Kamar (his daughter, 8 years, student)
10. Yaser (his son, 6 years)
11. Ahmad (his son)

The massacre of the Mrs. Hayat AlAmin[2]

The Al-Moussa massacre

1. Abdussalam Al-Moussa (41 years, civil servant in Finance Dept.)
2. Sumayya Al-Moussa (8 years, his daughter, student)
3. Mayssa'a Al-Mousa (7 years, his daughter)
4. Mahdi Al-Mousa (3 years, his son)
5. Falak Moahmoud Al-Akkad (50 years, wife of Mr. Abdul Fattah Al-Moussa)
6. Malak Al-Moussa (30 years, daughter of Abdul Fattah Al-Moussa, tailor)
7. Abdul Rahman Al-Moussa (25 years, son of Abdul Fattah Al-Moussa, carpenter)
8. Mohammed Al-Moussa (20 years, son of Abdul Fattah Al-Moussa, carpenter)
9. Afra'a Al-Moussa ( 16 years, daughter of Abdul Fattah Al-Moussa)
10. Rana Al-Mousa (7 years, daughter of Abdul Fattah Al-Moussa)
11. Shahama Al-Moussa (1 year, daughter of Abdul Fattah Moussa)
12. Lamya Ali Al-Sarraj (27 years, wife of Abdul Raheem Al-Moussa)
13. Ali Al-Moussa ( 4 years, son of Abdul Raheem Al-Moussa)
14. Moulham Al-Moussa (3 years, son of Abdul Raheem Al-Moussa)
15. Rania Al-Moussa (6 years, daughter Maewan Al-Moussa)
16. Walid Ussama Al-Bittar ( 7 years, a relative )

The Al-Qiyassa Massacre

The killers then went on to a neighbouring family of Al-Qiyassa and gunned down all people in the house. The following people were killed:

1. Ghazwan Ahmad Al-Qiyassa (22 years, university student)
2. Um Ghazwan (his mother)
3. His sister.

The Al-Azm Massacre

The soldiers of the authorities of president Asad, continued to the house of the late Soubhi Al-Azm. They spoiled the valuables, then gunned down his wife (80 years) and his son (60 years), then they put the house on fire.

The massacre at the house of Dr. Zuheir Mashnouk[3]

In the cellar of Dr. Mashnouk's house 39 women, their children and 3 men took refuge. But the forces came to gun them down except Mrs. Intisar Al-Sabouni (1947) was wounded.

The following people were identified in this massacre:

1. Fatin Al-Nimer (17 years)
2. Massara Al-Shakaki (51 years)
3. Widad Kilani (58 years)
4. Mouyassar Samman
5. Um Mouyassar Bakdounsi
6. Wife of Mr. Nouri Ourfali
7. Doha Ourfali (grandmother)
8. Doha Ourfali (grand daughter)
9. Keitho Nouri Ourfali (15 years)
10. Imad Nouri Oirfali (4 years)
11. A third child of Nouri Ourfali (60 days)
12. Wife of Mr. Khalid Tourkmani (30 years)
13. Son of Khalid Tourkmani (17 years)
14. Infant of Intisar Al-Sabouni
15. Wife of Mr. Mahmoud Halwani
16. Wafa'a Halwani (24 years, civil servant)
17. Rahif Mahmoud Al-Halwani (22 years, student)

The Al-Samsam Massacre

Early this morning (8^th February 1982) a force of President Asad government stormed into the building of the Al-Samsam in Al-Pashoura. Four families (17 people) were ordered to gather in one room. Looting their watches, gold and other valuables they gunned them to death. Four were saved.

The following persons were killed in this massacre:

1. the First Family:

   Mr. Abdul Rahman Al-Samsam (53 years)

   His wife

   His two children

2. The Second Family:

   Mohammed Al-Samsam

   His wife

   One of his sons

3. The Third Family:

   Yasser Mohammed Al-Samsam (35 years)

   His wife (20 years)

   His infant (2 years)

4. Omar Al-Samsam (50 years)

        His two children

The Al-Kilani massacre

The same force committed a massacre against the Al-Kilani . The victims were:

1- Khalid Abdul Raheem Al-Kilani (45 years)

2- Wife of Khalid Abdul Raheem Al-Kilani (35 years)

3- Female child of Khalid (7 years)

4- Female child of Khalid (6 years)

The Abu Ali Touneish massacre

This family were waked up by the soldiers storming into their house. All members of this family were gunned down in bed . The victims of this massacre were Mr. Abu Ali Touneish (50 years), his wife and his five children ( less than 10 years). Only one child of 6 years was saved.

The Al-Turkmani massacre

This force moved to a neighbouring flat where the Al-Turkmani lived. The killers gunned down Mrs. A'iada Al-Azm Turkmani (39 years) and her son Tarek Turkmani (19 years, student).

The massacre at Mrs. Maysoon Ayyash[4]

The force dashed into the house of Mrs. Maysoon Ayyash (26 years, teacher). They asked her about her husband. She told them that he was working in Saudi Arabia. They gunned her down along with her mother in law. Her two little kids were saved.

These are but samples of death, horror, killing, and genocide took place in Hama in 1982 to extriminate all civilians related to the Syrian opposition, their friends and sympathisers. The death toll was 30000 civilians. This requires the whole world to declare all names involved in this massacre, and especially the head of the campaign "Rifa'at Asad" as "war criminals". Necessary measurements should be taken to confiscate their properties inside Syria and abroad and to bring them before the international war court.

[1] Massacre of the Fahmi Mohammed Al-Dabbagh:
The soldiers broke into the house gunning down every member of the family 

[2] The massacre of the Mrs. Hayat AlAmin
They cut her hands to take her gold, then they gunned her down with her three children aging between 7-11 years.

[3] The massacre at the house of Dr. Zuheir Mashnouk
In the cellar of Dr. Mashnouk's house 39 women, their children and 3 men took refuge. But the forces came to gun them down except Mrs. Intisar Al-Sabouni (1947) was wounded.

[4] The massacre at Mrs. Maysoon Ayyash
They asked her about her husband. She told them that he was working in Saudi Arabia. They gunned her down along with her mother in law. Her two little kids were saved...