A massacre was carried out by the Syrian army in the towns of Al-Qaa, Ras Baalbek, and Jdeidet Al-Fakiha.

According to a classified report received by Lebanese security agencies at the time, around 6:00 PM on Tuesday, June 27, elements of the Syrian Special Units, led by an officer with the rank of Major named Ali Deeb, were seen in the town of Al-Qaa removing their military uniforms and putting on civilian clothes. They then entered neighborhoods in the town of Ras Baalbek, where they abducted a group of six young men. At the same time, another group entered Jdeidet Al-Fakiha and took five others. A force from the same unit raided the town of Al-Qaa carrying a list with the names of some of its residents and arrested 15 young men from their homes.

According to the report, many locals recognized the armed men and even spoke with some of them. A woman from the village of Bazaliyyeh in Baalbek told a member of the Lebanese security forces that she saw Syrian military vehicles transporting civilians east of the town, in the Wadi al-Raiyan area. Later, she heard intense gunfire and then saw the vehicles returning empty. Based on her information, the Lebanese security officer went to the indicated location and found the bodies of 26 young men, handcuffed behind their backs, lying on the ground, riddled with bullets.