Darayya massacre

Darayya massacre
Part of the Syrian civil war
Native nameمجزرة داريا
Location33°27′N 36°15′E / 33.450°N 36.250°E / 33.450; 36.250
Darayya, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Date20–25 August 2012 (2012-08-20 – 2012-08-25) (5 days)
Deaths320 (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
PerpetratorsBaathist Syria
Qahtan Khalil
Shabiha

The Darayya massacre (Arabic: مجزرة داريا) was a massacre carried out by Assad regime forces that occurred between 20 and 25 August 2012 in the town of Darayya in the Rif Dimashq province of Syria, during the Syrian civil war.