Darayya massacre
The Darayya massacre (Arabic: مجزرة داريا) was a massacre carried out by Assad regime forces that occurred between 20 and 25 August 2012 in the town of Darayya in the Rif Dimashq province of Syria, during the Syrian civil war. == Background == From the start of the conflict, the city of Darayya outside Damascus was one of the first hotspot for protesters against the government.