Syrian military shells village on coast: activists October 05, 2013 03:18 PM DAMASCUS: Syrian government forces shelled a vulnerable Sunni community in a coastal province dominated by President Bashar Assads Alawite sect on Saturday, activists said, raising fears that residents of the isolated town could face mass killings by pro-Damascus militias. Two Syrian rights groups said shelling of the town of al-Mitras began at dawn, killing six people. The town lies near two other Sunni Muslim towns of Bayda and Banias. Rights groups charge that regime supporters killed at least 248 people in those two communities in May. They said regime forces shelled Bayda before militias entered and carried out the alleged massacre. We are worried, because this is an isolated area and crimes can be covered up quickly, said Rami Abdul-Rahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which follows a network of activists in the field. He said the shelling began at dawn after rebels were spotted nearby. Read more: dailystar.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Oct-05/233682-syrian-military-shells-village-on-coast-activists.ashx#ixzz2gwLixLIE (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:24:28 +0000
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