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| At least 65 bodies found 'executed' in Syria river |
| 2013-01-29 |
| The bodies of at least 65 young men and boys, all executed with a single gunshot to the head or neck, were found on Tuesday in a river in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a watchdog and rebels said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 65 bodies were found in the Quweiq River, which separates the Bustan al-Qasr district from Ansari in the southwest of the city, but that the toll could rise significantly. A Free Syrian Army officer at the scene said at least 68 bodies had been recovered and that many more were still being dragged from the water, in a rebel-held area. "Until now we have recovered 68 bodies, some of them just teens," said Captain Abu Sada, adding that all of them had been "executed by the regime." "But there must be more than 100. There are still many in the water, and we are trying to recover them." A senior government security source said many of the victims were from Bustan al-Qasr and had been reported kidnapped earlier. He accused "terrorists," the standard regime term for people fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, of carrying out the executions and spreading propaganda to deflect responsibility. "They were kidnapped by terrorist groups, who some are accusing of being pro-regime, and executed last night in a park in Bustan al-Qasr under their control," the source told AFP by telephone. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Like the article from fantasy island new home of the monkey was it not one hell of a vacation in India for the royals of America. |
| Posted by: Maggie Flomong2662 2013-01-29 17:02 |
| #3 Notice they stopped calling each other Zionists. Must be getting serious. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2013-01-29 13:56 |
| #2 You've heard of GITMO, right John? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-01-29 10:53 |
| #1 What are the implications if the rebels prevail and Russia loses a warm-water port? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-01-29 10:49 |