A/HRC/24/46 Annex II [English only] Massacres 1. The commission continued to carry out its s pecific mandate to investigate all massacres.a In the incidents described, the intentional mass killing and identity of the perpetrator were confirmed to the commission’s evidentiary standards . Government and pro-Government forces Deir Baalbeh, Homs, 7-11 April 2012 2. In the Deir Baalbeh, near Homs city, between 20 and 40 men were killed in circumstances amounting to mass execution. Evidence indicated that the men, found in groups of two to 13, had been blindfolded and had their hands tied behind the ir backs, before being shot at close quarters. Reasonable grounds exist to believe that Government forces committed the massacre. Al-Hamamiat, Hamah, 13 March 2013 3. Government forces stationed in Al-Hamamiat, a village located four kilometres east of Karnaz, Hamah, unlawfully executed six male farmers, residents of Al-Hamamiat. The men were internally displaced to Kafr Nabudah but had returned to Al-Hamamiat on 13 March. They approached troops stationed at a checkpoint, apparently seeking access to their farms. The commission has reasonable grounds to believe that Government forces stationed in Al-Hamamiat unlawfully killed the men in violation of international law. Bab Amr, 27 March 2013 4. Government forces regained control over Bab Amr neighbourhoo d, Homs city, for 10 days during the second half of March. As per observed patterns, after heavy shelling, Government troops entered the neighbourhood as FSA fighters withdrew. Save for a number of elderly, most civilians had fled. 5. On 27 March, pro-Government forces, including the National Defence Forces, gathered several people, including seven elderly members of the Bzazi family. The seven were executed and their bodies burnt at the family house. The deceased were between the ages of 50 and 88 years old and included four women and three men. The Commission found reasonable grounds to believe that pro-Government forces unlawfully killed the Bzazi family members. Khirbet Al-Teen, Homs, 10 April 2013 6. The Qadrou family, part of a community of Bedouins was executed in the area of Khirbet Al-Teen, in Homs countryside. The family included eight children (aged between two and 18 years old). Videos of the victims clearly show that they had been shot at close range and three of the child victim’s throats were slit. The village, along the Tartus -Homs highway, where the victims were found is surrounded by villages that support Government forces. a 30 See A/HRC/22/59, para 42.