There were three trucks in total, containing a total of 114 corpses. The video shows they weren’t only protesters; there were also several soldiers among the bodies. Their identification tags indicate that they come from the 15division of special forces. These soldiers were killed because they refused to open fire on protesters [this was also reported by former diplomat Ignace Levernier on his blog ].

Even after the siege was lifted, residents were not allowed to bury their dead. When they left, the army confiscated the trucks and brought the bodies to Damascus. The prefect of Deraa informed residents that the bodies had been brought to Techrine military hospital morgue, and that families who wanted to recover the bodies of their loved ones would have to sign a paper saying they had been killed by terrorists or unknown armed groups. About fifteen families agreed to sign the paper, but most refused. We don’t know what became of the bodies that weren't recovered. As for the soldiers’ bodies, authorities probably used them to ‘prove’ that the army came under attack from Deraa residents.”