The Syrian Interior Ministry denied, Tuesday, May 17, the existence of a mass grave in the town of Dera, home to the dispute started two months ago. "As part of the smear campaign, incitement, [information dissemination] fabricated, launched against Syria, and continued attempts to undermine stability and peace of its citizens, some channels Television and media have published information, quoting eyewitnesses, alleging the existence of a mass grave in Deraa, "said the official news agency SANA quoted an official at the Interior Ministry.
"This information is totally false," the official said, according to SANA. "Our citizens are aware of this misleading campaign which targets and timing are now clear, especially after the gradual return to normal life Deraa," concluded the agency in Syria. On Monday, the activist Ammar Qurabi, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria, reached by phone in Egypt, had reported the discovery of a "mass grave" in the old town of Dera, a city southern Syria, home to protest against the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad.
His assertion could not be independently verified, the authorities prevented journalists from traveling freely throughout the country. The army had invested Deraa, located 100 km south of Damascus, April 25 in order to quell the dispute, before withdrawing, May 5 - To better understand the situation there, the blog Eye on Syria. 
"This information is totally false," the official said, according to SANA. "Our citizens are aware of this misleading campaign which targets and timing are now clear, especially after the gradual return to normal life Deraa," concluded the agency in Syria. On Monday, the activist Ammar Qurabi, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria, reached by phone in Egypt, had reported the discovery of a "mass grave" in the old town of Dera, a city southern Syria, home to protest against the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad.
His assertion could not be independently verified, the authorities prevented journalists from traveling freely throughout the country. The army had invested Deraa, located 100 km south of Damascus, April 25 in order to quell the dispute, before withdrawing, May 5 - To better understand the situation there, the blog Eye on Syria.
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