What the records say
- When
- 25 May 2012
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 261
- Coordinates
- 34.89° N, 36.51° E
- Description
- attack that took place on May 25, 2012 in Syria
Houla massacre
Civilian attack on May 25, 2012 in Syria
The Houla massacre was a mass murder of civilians that took place on May 25, 2012, in the midst of the Syrian Civil War, in the town of Taldou, in the Houla Region of Syria, a string of towns northwest of Homs. According to the United Nations, 108 people were killed, including 34 women and 49 children.
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