Published on 4/25/2026
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Last update: 15:20 (Mecca time)
In a scene that combined the joy of announcing the arrest of the main accused in the “Solidarity Massacre,” Amjad Yousef, with evoking the memory of pain, an image of a crying Syrian girl emerged amidst celebrations in the Solidarity neighborhood in the capital, Damascus, turning into a remarkable humanitarian symbol that re-shed light on the effects of the incident and the wounds it left behind that are still present in the people’s consciences.
According to the “Syria Now” platform, the child appeared at the site of the massacre inside the neighborhood, where the atmosphere of popular joy at the news coincided with the scene of her crying, in a remarkable image that combined celebration and recalling the painful details.
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On April 16, 2013, the forces of the ousted regime killed 41 civilians in the Tadamon neighborhood massacre in Damascus, and threw them into a large hole, and human bones were later found in the area.
On April 27, 2022, the British newspaper The Guardian published a video clip, which it said was leaked by a pro-regime militia recruit, showing the forces of “Branch 227” of the regime’s military intelligence killing at least 41 people and burning their bodies.
Amjad Youssef, the Assad regime’s intelligence officer, whose face is clearly visible in the photos, was seen shooting civilians who were arrested, blindfolded and handcuffed.
The girl’s father, Yassin Bakkar, narrated the details of the situation, saying: “She asked me: Why are you crying, Dad? When I was standing in the place where the massacre took place. I told her that I was happy because they arrested Amjad Youssef in the same location. When she listened to me, she said: May God have mercy on them and accept them, and then she started crying with me.”
It seems that the father’s talk about the joy of achieving justice, in the same place that witnessed the tragedy, was enough to evoke the memory of pain in the child, so that she responded with a sad spontaneity that reflected the weight of what the family experienced, and joined her father in crying in a moment in which the feeling of justice was mixed with the pain of loss.
The child, Raghad Yassin Bakkar, said that her feelings were contradictory between joy and sadness, explaining: “I was very happy with his arrest because he killed our people… my grandfather, my uncle, and my uncle are among the martyrs who were killed by him. I will never forget how my heart broke when I saw the bones in the holes, and then my tears flowed without stopping.”
She concluded her speech by expressing her hope that the blood of the martyrs would not be wasted, and that those responsible for the massacre would receive their just punishment.
The image of the little girl received widespread interaction on social media platforms among Syrians, as the circulating scene re-shed light on the extent of the human pain associated with the memories of the “Solidarity Massacre,” and the effects it left that are still present in the people’s consciences.
Activists interacted with the image as a sincere expression of the intersection of feelings of joy over justice with the deep pain of losing loved ones, noting that the moment embodied a complex human side that reflects the continued impact of the crime despite the passage of time.
Others also saw that the scene brought back a reminder of the need to bring justice to the victims and hold those responsible for the violations accountable, stressing that such moments remain a living witness to what families in the region have experienced, and are still experiencing, in terms of psychological and humanitarian consequences.
In the same context, observers considered that the child’s interaction reflects the transfer of painful memory between generations, as the details of the incident are still present in the collective consciousness of the population, despite the change in circumstances and years.
They pointed out that this human interaction highlights the depth of the wounds left by the massacre, which have not yet been closed, whether on a social or psychological level among the families of the victims.
Yesterday, Friday, Syrian Interior Minister Anas Al-Khattab announced the arrest of Amjad Yousef, the first accused of committing the Tadamon neighborhood massacre in Damascus in 2013, saying – in a blog post on his account on the
Following the announcement, the people of many Syrian cities and villages came out with joy and rejoicing in what they described as “the new day of liberation,” demanding at the same time a fair trial and retribution from those responsible for the massacre.
