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Syria activists report massacre near Damascus
Activists have said scores of bodies were found in the town of Jdeidet al-Fadel in the suburbs of Damascus.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday it was able to document the names of 80 people killed in Jdaidet al-Fadel, including women and children, and that the death toll might be much higher.
Opposition fighters pulled out of the town on Saturday because they ran out of ammunition, according to the pro-rebel rights group.
By Sunday morning, government forces had taken full control of the area.
The killings reportedly took place during four days of fighting between government forces and anti-regime fighters.
Many were killed during shelling and in summary executions, according to the Observatory.
Al Jazeera has been unable to independently verify the alleged massacre, but has been sent video images of the bodies.
Violence has also raged in Sunni areas of the nearby majority Christian town of Jdeidet Artuz, and in rebel stronghold Daraya, scene of fierce fighting for several months.
The opposition Syrian National Council accused the army of staging a “fierce attack” in areas south and west of Damascus.
Jdeidet al-Fadel and other flashpoints are “subjected to a siege and they are deprived of all basic needs for human life,” the SNC said on Saturday.
Since last year, the army has tried to root out rebels positioned southwest and east of Damascus in a bid to secure the capital.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast…terAccount
2013-04-21 11:15:07
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