Rebels Accused Of Massacre Of 20 Syrian Soldiers

Rebels Accused Of Massacre Of 20 Syrian Soldiers In Their Worst Atrocity So Far -- The Telegraph

A rebel brigade in Aleppo on Monday admitted responsibility for the worst mass killing by Syrian opposition forces since the uprising began, even as the United Nations human rights chief accused them of “murder, extra-judicial execution and torture”.

A video posted on Youtube showed a line of 20 men dressed in army fatigues sprawled along a pavement, all wearing blindfolds and clearly having had their hands bound behind their back.

The men were apparently lined up and shot, although this was not shown in the footage. The video commentary names a rebel unit called the Salman al-Farisi battalion, said to be from the town of Al-Bab north-east of Aleppo, and says the dead men were members of the Syrian regime’s security forces.

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Update #1: Video shows 20 Syrian soldiers believed executed -- Reuters
Update #2: Syria rebels execute soldiers in battleground Aleppo -- AFP

My Comment: This war is getting even more savage than what it has been for 17 months .... where killing prisoners and collaborators is now the rule.