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April 10, 2012

Syrian Refugee Recounts Military Attacks on Civilians 
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In other news from Syria, Human Rights Watch has released video of a
Syrian refugee describing military attacks on civilians.

Khaled: "And in front of us, they started to beat them with the butt of
their Kalashnikovs. They started beating their bodies, their legs, and
their heads. After they tortured them and all that, a general and a
lieutenant-general came and gave the order to open fire on the soldiers
dissenting from the Syrian army. They started to shoot at them. They
were about four soldiers, and each shot about 30 bullets."

On Monday, Human Rights Watch released a report titled, "In Cold Blood:
Summary Executions by Syrian Security Forces and Pro-Government
Militias." This is Tom Porteous of Human Rights Watch.

Tom Porteous: "These are very serious abuses. They are violations of
international human rights law, and it's a complete shame that this kind
of thing is taking place. Some of the incidents we have documented are
really quite blood-curdling."



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