Tadamon massacre

The Tadamon massacre (Arabic: مجزرة حي التضامن) took place in the vicinity of the Othman Mosque in the Tadamon neighbourhood of the Syrian capital of Damascus, on 16 April 2013 during the Syrian civil war. Soldiers affiliated with the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, specifically Branch 227 (Damascus branch) of the Military Intelligence Directorate, killed more than 288 civilians during the massacre. One of the videos filmed by the perpetrators was later leaked, showing the killing of 41 civilians. Victims were taken to one of the isolated neighborhoods of Damascus and executed one after the other in a mass grave that had been prepared in advance. Ba'athist Syrian intelligence officer Major Amjad Youssef (Arabic: أمجد يوسف) was filmed committing the massacre. In the leaked video, Amjad was shown personally murdering 41 civilians. It was first reported in an investigation published in English by the American New Lines Magazine in coordination with Syrian Media collective Al Jumhuriya, in Arabic, and in a report covering the investigation by the British newspaper The Guardian. Amjad Youssef, one of the chief perpetrators of the massacre, was arrested in late April 2026. Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced that Amjad was captured during a security operation carried out by the Syrian transitional government.