In a coordinated attack, numerous rebel groups fought off a small garrison of government troops and swept into the villages, killing 190 people, according to a Human Rights Watch report to be released on Friday. At least 67 of the dead appeared to have been shot or stabbed while unarmed or fleeing, including 48 women and 11 children, the report said. More than 200 civilians are still being held hostage.
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Will Obama Threaten to Bomb Rebels
Human Rights Watch, which probes and condemns atrocities on all sides, with report today on recent one by our Syrian rebel allies, a "crime against humanity." Among the dead: many women and kids.
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