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15 civilians ‘summarily executed’ in Syria’s Homs: NGO
AFP – At least 15 civilians were “summarily executed” by regime forces in a neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday. “After regime forces raided the neighbourhood of Shammas, 15 civilians were found summarily executed,” Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based watchdog told AFP, qualifying the killings a “massacre.” The executions came one day after regime forces were accused of committing another massacre in Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Idlib, when they opened fire on a funeral procession and reportedly killed 20 people.
Abdel Rahman said a 43-year-old Muslim cleric who had six children was among those killed in Homs. Everybody loved this cleric, because he called for national unity,” said Abdel Rahman, who added he was involved in charity work. Read Article
Tags: crimes against humanity, Middle East