Mass grave near Damascus reveals Assad's brutal legacy
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, more reports of atrocities committed by his subordinates are emerging. Muaz Mustafa, head of the Syrian Task Force on the Crisis, has reported that a mass grave has been found near Damascus. It may contain as many as 100,000 victims of the Syrian dictator.
Muaz Mustafa, the chairman of the Syrian Rescue Organization based in the USA, announced the discovery of a mass grave near Damascus. The grave is located in the town of Al-Katifah, about 25 miles from the country's capital. According to Mustafa, as quoted by Reuters, thousands of people were buried in the grave.
One hundred thousand is the most conservative estimate of the number of bodies buried in Al-Katifah, said Muaz Mustafa.
According to him, this is just one of five mass graves identified in recent years. Syrians claim that not only their compatriots but also Americans, British, and people from other nations were buried there.
This is another shocking discovery since the rebels took power. Let's recall that the fighters entered the Sednaya prison, where thousands of people had been held, tortured, and killed since the start of the Syrian war in 2011. Until now, no one knew what this place looked like inside. After Assad's overthrow, the terrifying truth came to light.
The fall of Assad's regime
The rebellion against Bashar al-Assad began at the end of November. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) organization, along with other groups, started by attacking Aleppo. After capturing the city, they took control of other major cities in Syria, including Homs. The dynamic rebel attack ended with the capture of Damascus and the fall of the old regime on December 8.
Bashar al-Assad fled with his family to Moscow, where he received political asylum from Vladimir Putin. He officially renounced his power. The Assad regime has lasted since the 1970s. In those 50 years, many citizens of this country died as a result of purges and crimes against civilians. The war that began in 2011 lasted several years. It is still unknown whether the new government will be able to provide stability to Syria in the near future.
