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Darayya (Arabic: دَارَيَّا, romanized: Dārayyā) is a suburb of Damascus in Syria, the centre of Darayya lying 8 km (5.0 miles) south-west of the centre of Damascus. Administratively it belongs to Rif Dimashq.
The Darayya massacre (Arabic: مجزرة داريا) was a massacre carried out by Syrian government forces of Bashar al-Assad 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.
In the days before the killings in late August 2012, the Syrian town of Darayya - on the doorstep of the capital Damascus - came under intense bombardment. This was not unexpected.
Sep 6, 2024 · The Darayya massacre was one of the most horrific crimes committed by Assad’s regime against Syrians as the price exacted upon them for breaking their silence and demanding their freedom.
Aug 27, 2016 · An agreement to end a four-year siege of the town of Darayya on the outskirts of the Syrian capital has major symbolic and strategic significance for both the government and the rebels who have...
Jun 10, 2021 · In 2012, as the Syrian city of Daraya was besieged by a civil war, a group of young men rummaged through destroyed or abandoned homes, looking for one thing: books. They collected thousands in just a few weeks.
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Jun 10, 2016 · DARAYYA, Syrian Arab Republic, 10 June 2016 – UNICEF teams have seen a bleak reality of fear and trauma inside Darayya – as well as strength and hope among children – while taking part in the first two humanitarian convoys to reach the city in four years.
