Syria's Worst Massacre: Daraya Death Toll Reaches 400 -- The Guardian
If opposition group figures are correct, Saturday's action would be worst single atrocity by regime forces in 17-month-old civil war.
Opposition groups in Syria on Tuesday said up to 400 bodies had been found in the town of Daraya, south-west of the capital Damascus, in what appears to be the worst single massacre by government forces in the country's 17-month-old civil war.
At least 200 bodies were found among the Sunni community on Saturday, after Syrian troops stormed the town and carried out house-to-house searches. On Tuesday following the army's withdrawal residents reported the death toll was higher. They said that government troops and pro-government shabiha militia raided some streets 'two or three times', in some cases demanding hospitality and then killing their hosts when they left.
At least 200 bodies were found among the Sunni community on Saturday, after Syrian troops stormed the town and carried out house-to-house searches. On Tuesday following the army's withdrawal residents reported the death toll was higher. They said that government troops and pro-government shabiha militia raided some streets 'two or three times', in some cases demanding hospitality and then killing their hosts when they left.
At least 200 bodies were found among the Sunni community on Saturday, after Syrian troops stormed the town and carried out house-to-house searches. On Tuesday following the army's withdrawal residents reported the death toll was higher. They said that government troops and pro-government shabiha militia raided some streets 'two or three times', in some cases demanding hospitality and then killing their hosts when they left.
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My Comment: This Washington Post editorial is correct .... this marks a new tactic by the Syrian regime to terrify the civilian population.
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My Comment: This Washington Post editorial is correct .... this marks a new tactic by the Syrian regime to terrify the civilian population.