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|date= 12 December 2016 |
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|fatalities= At least 82 |
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|perpetrators= {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Syrian_Arab_Armed_Forces.svg}} [[Syrian Arab Army]] <br> {{flagicon image|Nujabaimage.jpg}} [[Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba]]<ref name=Reuters/> |
|perpetrators= {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Syrian_Arab_Armed_Forces.svg}} [[Syrian Arab Army]] <br> {{flagicon image|Nujabaimage.jpg}} [[Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba]]<ref name=Reuters/> |
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|location= Neighborhoods of Bustan al-Qasr, Al-Firdous, Kallaseh and Al Saleheen, [[Aleppo]], Syria |
|location= Neighborhoods of Bustan al-Qasr, Al-Firdous, Kallaseh and Al Saleheen, [[Aleppo]], Syria |
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{{Campaignbox Battle of Aleppo}} |
{{Campaignbox Battle of Aleppo}} |
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The '''Aleppo Massacre'''<ref name=NYT>''[[New York Times]]'', 13 December 2016, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/middleeast/syria-aleppo-civilians.html ‘A Complete Meltdown of Humanity’: Aleppo Civilians Reported Killed as They Flee]</ref> was |
The '''Aleppo Massacre'''<ref name=NYT>''[[New York Times]]'', 13 December 2016, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/middleeast/syria-aleppo-civilians.html ‘A Complete Meltdown of Humanity’: Aleppo Civilians Reported Killed as They Flee]</ref> was committed during the [[Syrian Civil War]] by pro-Assad Syrian government forces as well as pro-government [[Private militias in Iraq|Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries]]<ref>"[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38301629 Aleppo battle: UN says civilians shot on the spot]". BBC News. 13 December 2016.</ref> after the capture of Eastern Aleppo from Syrian rebels. At least 82 people were killed including 11 women and 13 children.<ref name=Reuters>''[[Reuters]]'', 13 December 2016, [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-un-idUSKBN1420ZX Syrian army, Iraqi militia accused of 'slaughter' of terrorists in Aleppo]</ref><ref name="OHCHR Aleppo massacre">{{cite web |title=Syria: Aleppo terror and slaughter must be halted – Zeid|url=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21024&LangID=E#sthash.r0NGEICG.dpuf|publisher=[[Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights]]|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Eastern Aleppo was captured by Syrian rebels in July 2012.<ref name=July2012>''[[The Guardian]]'', 27 July 2012, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/2012/jul/27/syria-us-fears-aleppo-massacre-live Syria crisis: US fears Aleppo 'massacre' - Friday 27 July 2012]</ref> After the Russian intervention, Syrian Army and allies were able to surround and besiege Eastern Aleppo. While airstrikes and indiscriminant barrel bombs<ref name=HRW>''[[Aljazeera]]'', 24 February 2015, [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/human-rights-watch-barrel-bombs-syria-150225001918493.html HRW: Use of barrel bombs increasing in Syria]</ref> had continued to fall on the rebel-held half of the city for years, hundreds of thousands of civilians<ref name=DemNow>''[[Democracy Now]]'', 23 November 2016, [https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/23/nothing_short_of_a_slaughter_1 'Nothing Short of a Slaughter': 1 Million Syrians in Aleppo Under Siege with No Hospital, Food]</ref> had remained in their homes there. |
Eastern Aleppo was captured by Syrian rebels in July 2012.<ref name=July2012>''[[The Guardian]]'', 27 July 2012, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/2012/jul/27/syria-us-fears-aleppo-massacre-live Syria crisis: US fears Aleppo 'massacre' - Friday 27 July 2012]</ref> After the Russian intervention, Syrian Army and allies were able to surround and besiege Eastern Aleppo. While airstrikes and indiscriminant barrel bombs<ref name=HRW>''[[Aljazeera]]'', 24 February 2015, [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/human-rights-watch-barrel-bombs-syria-150225001918493.html HRW: Use of barrel bombs increasing in Syria]</ref> had continued to fall on the rebel-held half of the city for years, hundreds of thousands of civilians<ref name=DemNow>''[[Democracy Now]]'', 23 November 2016, [https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/23/nothing_short_of_a_slaughter_1 'Nothing Short of a Slaughter': 1 Million Syrians in Aleppo Under Siege with No Hospital, Food]</ref> had remained in their homes there. |
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After a six-month siege and a<ref name=Guardian>''[[The Guardian]]'', 28 September 2016, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/aleppo-two-hospitals-bombed-out-of-service-syria-airstrikes Two Aleppo hospitals bombed out of service in 'catastrophic' airstrikes]</ref> Syrian and Russian aerial bombardment campaign, in which |
After a six-month siege and a "catastrophic"<ref name=Guardian>''[[The Guardian]]'', 28 September 2016, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/aleppo-two-hospitals-bombed-out-of-service-syria-airstrikes Two Aleppo hospitals bombed out of service in 'catastrophic' airstrikes]</ref> Syrian and Russian aerial bombardment campaign, in which "thousands" of civilians were killed and the main hospitals were put out of service,<ref name=BBC>''[[BBC]]'', 2 October 2016, [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37528260 Syria conflict: Aleppo bombing shuts largest hospital]</ref> Eastern Aleppo was recaptured by the Syrian Army in December 2016.<ref name=Foreign>''[[The Guardian]]'', 29 September 2016, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/29/aleppo-attack-foreign-syrian-fighters-plan-shia-islamic Sectarian fighters mass for battle to capture east Aleppo]</ref> |
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==Massacre== |
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After the capture of East Aleppo by the Syrian army, the [[United Nations]] said it received "credible reports" that forces loyal to government were "gunning down civilians" and killing residents in their homes in four different neighborhoods in Aleppo city<ref name="OHCHR Aleppo massacre"/><ref>{{cite news|title=‘It is past time for you to act’ to end carnage in Aleppo, UN chief tells emergency Security Council session|publisher=UN News Center|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=15 December 2016|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55789#.WFKG69LNzIU}}</ref> |
After the capture of East Aleppo by the Syrian army, the [[United Nations]] said it received "credible reports" that forces loyal to government were "gunning down civilians" and killing residents in their homes in four different neighborhoods in Aleppo city<ref name="OHCHR Aleppo massacre"/><ref>{{cite news|title=‘It is past time for you to act’ to end carnage in Aleppo, UN chief tells emergency Security Council session|publisher=UN News Center|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=15 December 2016|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55789#.WFKG69LNzIU}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|United Nations}} - Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, decried "the crushing of Aleppo, the immeasurably terrifying toll on its people, the bloodshed, the wanton slaughter of men, women and children, the destruction." He also said the slaughter could repeat itself in the currently rebel-held cities of [[Douma, Syria|Douma]] and [[Idlib]].<ref name=Suicide /> |
* {{flag|United Nations}} - Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, decried "the crushing of Aleppo, the immeasurably terrifying toll on its people, the bloodshed, the wanton slaughter of men, women and children, the destruction." He also said the slaughter could repeat itself in the currently rebel-held cities of [[Douma, Syria|Douma]] and [[Idlib]].<ref name=Suicide /> |
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* {{flag|United Nations}} - Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the United Nations office coordinating emergency relief, called the events “a complete meltdown of humanity.” <ref name=NYT/> |
* {{flag|United Nations}} - Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the United Nations office coordinating emergency relief, called the events “a complete meltdown of humanity.” <ref name=NYT/> |
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* {{flag|Syria}} - Brigadier General Samir Suleiman said: "These are false claims. The Arab Syrian army can never do this and we have never done it in our army's history."<ref name=Suicide>''[[ |
* {{flag|Syria}} - Brigadier General Samir Suleiman said: "These are false claims. The Arab Syrian army can never do this and we have never done it in our army's history."<ref name=Suicide>''[[Democracy Now]]'', 13 December 2016, [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/12/last-rebels-in-aleppo-say-assad-forces-are-burning-people-alive.html Women in Aleppo Choose Suicide Over Rape, Rebels Report]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:56, 16 December 2016
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Battle of Aleppo (2012–16). (Discuss) Proposed since December 2016. |
| Aleppo massacre | |
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |
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| Location | Neighborhoods of Bustan al-Qasr, Al-Firdous, Kallaseh and Al Saleheen, Aleppo, Syria |
| Date | 12 December 2016 |
| Deaths | At least 82 |
| Perpetrators |  Syrian Arab Army File:Nujabaimage.jpg Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba[1] |
The Aleppo Massacre[2] was committed during the Syrian Civil War by pro-Assad Syrian government forces as well as pro-government Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries[3] after the capture of Eastern Aleppo from Syrian rebels. At least 82 people were killed including 11 women and 13 children.[1][4]
Background
Eastern Aleppo was captured by Syrian rebels in July 2012.[5] After the Russian intervention, Syrian Army and allies were able to surround and besiege Eastern Aleppo. While airstrikes and indiscriminant barrel bombs[6] had continued to fall on the rebel-held half of the city for years, hundreds of thousands of civilians[7] had remained in their homes there.
After a six-month siege and a "catastrophic"[8] Syrian and Russian aerial bombardment campaign, in which "thousands" of civilians were killed and the main hospitals were put out of service,[9] Eastern Aleppo was recaptured by the Syrian Army in December 2016.[10]
Massacre
After the capture of East Aleppo by the Syrian army, the United Nations said it received "credible reports" that forces loyal to government were "gunning down civilians" and killing residents in their homes in four different neighborhoods in Aleppo city[4][11]
Amnesty International has described the killings as war crimes and stated "Amnesty International has previously highlighted the Syrian government’s widespread and systematic use of enforced disappearance to attack the civilian population in what has amounted to crimes against humanity. It is crucial that independent monitors are deployed to prevent further enforced disappearances, torture and other ill-treatment".[12] The deputy director for research for Amnesty International in Beirut also said: "the reports that civilians - including children - are being massacred in cold blood in their homes by Syrian government forces are deeply shocking but not unexpected given their conduct to date. Such extrajudicial executions would amount to war crimes."
Reactions
United Nations - Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, decried "the crushing of Aleppo, the immeasurably terrifying toll on its people, the bloodshed, the wanton slaughter of men, women and children, the destruction." He also said the slaughter could repeat itself in the currently rebel-held cities of Douma and Idlib.[13]- United Nations - Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the United Nations office coordinating emergency relief, called the events “a complete meltdown of humanity.” [2]
Syria - Brigadier General Samir Suleiman said: "These are false claims. The Arab Syrian army can never do this and we have never done it in our army's history."[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b Reuters, 13 December 2016, Syrian army, Iraqi militia accused of 'slaughter' of terrorists in Aleppo
- ^ a b New York Times, 13 December 2016, ‘A Complete Meltdown of Humanity’: Aleppo Civilians Reported Killed as They Flee
- ^ "Aleppo battle: UN says civilians shot on the spot". BBC News. 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Syria: Aleppo terror and slaughter must be halted – Zeid". Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ The Guardian, 27 July 2012, Syria crisis: US fears Aleppo 'massacre' - Friday 27 July 2012
- ^ Aljazeera, 24 February 2015, HRW: Use of barrel bombs increasing in Syria
- ^ Democracy Now, 23 November 2016, 'Nothing Short of a Slaughter': 1 Million Syrians in Aleppo Under Siege with No Hospital, Food
- ^ The Guardian, 28 September 2016, Two Aleppo hospitals bombed out of service in 'catastrophic' airstrikes
- ^ BBC, 2 October 2016, Syria conflict: Aleppo bombing shuts largest hospital
- ^ The Guardian, 29 September 2016, Sectarian fighters mass for battle to capture east Aleppo
- ^ "'It is past time for you to act' to end carnage in Aleppo, UN chief tells emergency Security Council session". UN News Center. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Democracy Now, 13 December 2016, Women in Aleppo Choose Suicide Over Rape, Rebels Report
