Actually on that page there are few massacres before the current civil war.<p>The biggest <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1982_Hama_massacre" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1982_Hama_massacre</a>
happened during a fight between government forces and islamists which had taken over a city and started an uprising, so I wouldn&#x27;t really call them civilians; civilians with guns maybe.<p>I don&#x27;t know much about the history of Syria, just saying the link you posted doesn&#x27;t really show the picture you want.