Tadamon massacre
| Tadamon massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | Tadamon, Damascus, Syria |
| Date | April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16) |
Attack type | Massacre, mass shooting and mass burial |
| Deaths | 41-500+ |
| Perpetrators | Ba'athist Syria government |
The Tadamon massacre (Arabic: مجزرة حي التضامن) took place in the vicinity of the Othman Mosque in the Tadamon neighbourhood of the Syrian capital of Damascus, on 16 April 2013 during the Syrian civil war. Soldiers affiliated with the Syrian Armed Forces, specifically Branch 227 (Damascus branch) of the Military Intelligence Directorate, killed at least 41 civilians, with the total death toll suspected to be up to 288 people. Victims were taken to one of the isolated neighborhoods of Damascus and executed one after the other in a mass grave that had been prepared in advance. Syrian intelligence officer Major Amjad Yousef (Arabic: أمجد يوسف) was filmed committing the massacre.
It was first reported in an investigation published in English by the American New Lines Magazine in coordination with Syrian Media collective Al Jumhuriya, in Arabic, and in a report covering the investigation by the British newspaper The Guardian.