Syrian Regime Bulldozes Entire Neighbourhoods, Report Says

A neighborhood in Syria - Before (top) and After bulldozing by Syrian Government.
(Photo - Human Rights Watch)

By Caroline Alexander
Syrian government forces using bulldozers and explosives razed thousands of homes in rebel areas of the country - an area equivalent to about 200 soccer fields, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.

Many of the demolished buildings were apartment blocks several stories high, some with as many as eight levels, covering a total area of at least 145 hectares, the New York-based organisation said in a report today titled Razed to the Ground: Syria's Unlawful Neighborhood Demolitions. Satellite photos released by the organisation showed inhabited areas in Damascus and Hama reduced to rubble, some in the space of a month.

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