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| Syria Opposition Warns of 'Massacre' near Damascus |
| 2012-01-31 |
| [An Nahar] The opposition Syrian National Council warned on Monday of a possible "massacre" of hundreds of young men rounded up by security forces in a town near Damascus. ...Home to a staggering array of terrorist organizations... It voiced "fears over a possible liquidation of hundreds of young men that Syrian security services have gathered in a public square in Rankous," 40 kilometers north of the capital, in a statement received by Agence La Belle France Presse. The SNC called for the Arab and international media "to act quickly to follow this issue." Security forces "raided Rankous this morning, backed by tanks and rocket-launchers ... and launched a campaign of arrests," it said. "The authorities have cut off electricity, telephone lines and water. They have imposed a siege on Rankous, preventing food and medical aid from entering" the town of 25,000 inhabitants. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said earlier that troops penetrated Rankous after shelling the town which had been encircled for six days. The rights group and activists at the scene said army deserters pulled out of Rankous as troops moved in. The assault reportedly cost the lives of two deserters and left dozens of civilians maimed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 See also TOPIX > SYRIAN GOVT. FORCES CLAIM TO REGAIN DAMASCUS [outskirts = suburbs]. Yoohoo, Arab League = desired future NO-US-OR-NATO-REQUIRED OWG ISLAMIC UNION, I'm still a'lookin at you. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 23:15 |