My cousin Mohammed Mustafa Al Abbar from Daraya killed by the Syrian security forces during the horriblemassacre that took place in my home town Daraya on 29 of August.  He was summoned to a security facilities for interrogation, later they released him but after two hours the security took him again, two days later his family found his body in the basement of a one of the building in Daraya.  They executed him like all the families killed in Daraya .

The security forces searched from house to house, looking for adults and young men, among the houses was my apartment in the city.  They destroyed all the furniture, but my family was lucky, the security forces left the city in the first day of the military campaign on Daraya.

I knew Mohammed very well, I remember his smile, he was struggling to provide for his family because he was responsible for his family and three children.  I still can not imagine when I will return to Daraya, hopefully soon, but when I do, he will not be there waiting for me as he used to do .

Daraya, a city of dignity, has paid a heavy price for demanding freedom. Thus far, 633 of Daraya’s sons were martyred and well over 1,755 were detained by regime forces.  Regime forces carried out one of their most barbaric attacks against a city that was made famous for its commitment to nonviolence.  The death toll has doubled in the past few days due to field executions and revenge killings, and includes those martyred in yesterday’s massacre in which well over 300 people were killed, including dozens of women and children. The regime’s military campaign, ongoing for the past 4 days, has resulted in hundreds massacred, dozens detained, and utter destruction throughout the city.

 

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Syrian Network for Human Rights – Lost my Cousin in Daraya Massacre – 1 September 2012