40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre

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Survivors recall horror of 1982 Assad-era massacre

HAMA, Syria - Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan’s rule in Syria.

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40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule."I've never really talked about that, it was a secret. Only my family knew," said Hadid, now a father of five.In light of the December 8 ouster of Bashar al-Assad, "we can talk at last", he said.On February 2, 1982, amid an information blackout, Assad's father and then leader…

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Hayyan Hadid recounts how regime forces took him from his home in Hama and led him and others to a mass grave where soldiers opened fire on them but he miraculously survived. Hayyan Hadid was 18 when soldiers raided his home in February 1982 and took him in his pajamas to an execution site in a cemetery in the city of Hama, which had witnessed a massacre under […]

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40 Years On, Hama Survivors Recall Horror Of Assad-era Massacre

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule.