Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists
by William Christou in Beirut from World news | The Guardian on (#6VRS0)
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About 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a human rights monitor considered independent and credible, documented large-scale field executions of men and young adults, without any clear distinction between civilians and combatants", in north-west Syria.
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