War planes believed to be Russian targeted residential homes in the village of Burj Qa’I close to al-Houla (rural Homs) on Sunday afternoon. Eight people were killed and 11 others injured. Whilst civil defence officers were recovering victims from underneath the rubble, regime forces stationed in the neighbouring village of Akrad al-Dasinah targeted the same […]
Barrel Massacre in al-Houla and Taldu
Helicopters targeted the towns of al-Houla and Taldu in northern rural Homs with explosive barrels, killing eight people until this moment. Identified victims include: Ibrahim Hussam al-Khattab (child, Taldu) Ahmed Ali Wardah (Tal Dhahab) Iyad Sulaiman (Alburj) Fawziah Abdul Hameed al-Omar Mohammed Khidr al-Nasir (Kafrlaha) Mohammed Nabhan (Alburj) Wa’il Omar al-Khattab (child, Taldu)
Three years on the Houla Massacre
On 25/5/2012, a group of Shabiha thugs protected by units of the Syrian army carried out a massacre in the town of al-Houla and other nearby villages, especially the village of Taldu, killing 109 people and injuring approximately 300. The majority of the victims were women and children, killed in their homes with the use […]