What the records say
- When
- 11 Dec 2012
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 125
- Coordinates
- 34.94° N, 36.46° E
- Description
- terrorist attack in Aqrab, Syria
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Aqrab massacre
Terrorist attack in Hama Governorate Syria
The Aqrab massacre is a contested event which occurred on 10/11 December 2012, during the Syrian civil war, in the Alawite section of the mixed town of Aqrab, Hama Governorate, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that 125 people were killed or wounded in those events, while other activists claimed that as many as 300 people were killed.
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