Victims of Saturday 22nd September

The forces of the Syrian regime and its Shabiha gangs continue in their assault and committing of crimes against civilians in Syria, in which 189 people were killed today (22/9/12), the majority of them in Aleppo, Damascus and its suburbs and Homs.

In Damascus, 19 burnt bodies were found in the district of Jobar at the Hanging bridge, where they had been left for a number of days. In al-Qadam neighbourhood, 11 bodies were found, whereas in al-Asali 9 were found, and 3 in al-Hajar al-Aswad and al-Midan, the majority of them summarily executed and amongst them women and children.

The Yarmouk Camp in rural Damascus was also raided and attacked, and a number of voluntary relief workers were arrested.

A harrowing massacre took place in front of the East-Ghouta school in Kafr Batna, in which 8 civilian were killed, most of them children, and many were injured due to intense bombardment.

And in Homs, 17 martyrs were killed, amongst them a man killed under torture and one woman.

Whereas in Aleppo, a number of civilians were killed due to continuous bombardment, their numbers reaching 26 till this moment.

Syrian Human Rights Committee
22/9/2012