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Gunmen kill 11 near Syrian Christian villages

August 19, 2013LaymanChristians, gunmen, massacre, religious minority, Syria

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, near a town in central Syria on Saturday, state media and activists said, an attack described by a local resident as aimed at members of the religious minority. The resident, citing eyewitnesses, told The Associated Press that the…

U.S.-backed Syrian rebels reportedly massacre Christian village

May 29, 2013LaymanBashar al-Assad, Christian, massacre, Syrian forces, U.S.-backed

By Ryan Keller Members of the Free Syrian Army reportedly attacked the Christian-dominated al-Duvair village in Reef on the outskirts of Homs on Monday, where they massacred its citizens, including women and children, before the Syrian Army interfered. This reported attack comes shortly after intense fighting in the city of al-Qusseir over the weekend, in…

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Gunmen kill 11 near Syrian Christian villages

U.S.-backed Syrian rebels reportedly massacre Christian village