Al-Rawda Square ( / ALA-LC : '' sāḥat ar-Rawḍah '' ) is a square in north-west Damascus . The square is the location of the National Security Building , where the Defence Minister as well as President Bashar al-Assad ’s brother-in-law were assassinated On July 18 , 2012 during the Syrian civil war
were assassinated
18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
Rawda Square