Halfaya_massacre
Halfaya massacre (2012)
Event
The Halfaya massacre (Arabic: مجزرة حلفايا) occurred in the small town of Halfaya on 23 December 2012, where between 23[1][2] and 300[3] people were allegedly killed by bombing from warplanes. Reportedly, the civilians in the city of Halfaya were killed while queuing for bread at a bakery.[3] Halfaya was seized by rebels the previous week as part of a campaign, to push into new territories in the 21-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.[3] The Syrian Government agreed that many women and children were killed, however they blamed rebel fighters whom they say had attacked the town.[4]