Contemporary era · 2012

Houla massacre

The Houla massacre (Arabic: مجزرة الحولة) 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.

Houla massacre
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When
25 May 2012
Where
Houla
Era
Contemporary

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