Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Syrian Rebels Blamed For Execution Video



Syria Conflict: Aleppo Shootings By Rebels Condemned -- BBC

Human rights activists have condemned the public shooting in Syria of four apparent Assad loyalists by rebels in the battleground city of Aleppo.

Video posted online shows the men, who included the alleged head of a feared local militia, being put up against a wall and shot with Kalashnikovs.

Human Rights Watch has told the BBC the act was potentially a war crime.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the nation's fate is being decided by the fight against the rebels.

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More News On Syrian Rebels Being Blamed For Executing Assad Loyalists

Syria: rebels condemned over 'execution' of Assad loyalists -- The Telegraph
Video purports to show Syrian rebels executing government allies -- L.A. Times
Video Said to Show Execution by Syrian Rebels Stirs Debate -- The Lede/New York Times
War crime? Syrian rebels execute POWs -- RT
Video: Syrian rebels execute militiamen -- YNet News
Report: Rebels Are Executing Assad Loyalists in Aleppo -- Atlantic Wire

1 comment:

D.Plowman said...

I highly doubt the rebels have the facilities to keep prisoners, and in war, rules and human rights mean very little to a common man fighting to free himself from a tyrants rule.

These Human Right Groups are sometimes out of touch with reality...