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Syrian Human Rights Committee, Feb 18, 1999

Freedom Fighter, 2002

Hafez al-Assad's brother Rifaat commanded the 27-day Hama massacre that began on Feb. 2, 1982.
Rifaat was given complete authority by his president brother, and he commanded 12,000 soldiers, in-
cluding special forces. One-third of the city of Hama with a population of 350,000 was destroyed. Some
30-40,000 civilians were killed, and nothing was heard of another 15,000. Thousands of residents had to
flee. Mosques and historical buildings were torn down. The Syrian government took all necessary mea-
sures to ensure that news of the massacre didn't reach the foreign press. All communication with the
city was cut off, and nobody was allowed in or out. Even so, they were still unable to cover up this vile
massacre.