Taldou

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Taldou ({{langx|ar|تلدو|Talldū}}, also spelled Tall Daww, Taldo, Tall Dhu or Taldao) is a town in the Houla region of northern Syria, north of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Burj al-Qa'i to the east, Tallaf to the northeast, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the north, Qarmas and Maryamin to the northwest, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah and al-Shinyah to the west, Kabu to the southwest, Sharqliyya to the south and Ghur Gharbiyah to the southeast. In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics.[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-2-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120729035658/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-2-2004.htm |date=2012-07-29 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/179/mode/1up 179]

{{anchor|civilwar}}On May 25, 2012, together with the neighboring village al-Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of the Houla massacre in which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly by Syrian Army shelling and ground attacks by pro-government Shabeeha militiamen.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18240460 Houla eyewitness: 'They had no mercy']. BBC News. 2012-05-28. As of 21 June 2012, government forces have been driven from the town center and are relegated to positions on the town's periphery. On May 15, 2018, Syrian forces retook the town.[http://pharmacynewsflash.com/azpharmacy/Story.nsp?story_id=174028582 “Some rebels wonder if Syrian troops' poor use of tanks, helicopters is intentional,”]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} McClatchy Newspapers, 21 June 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVm3sFDoeGA&feature=youtube_gdata|title=YouTube|access-date=25 October 2014}}