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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Beirut

Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists

A member of the Syrian forces stands on an armoured vehicle
Syrian security forces battle a nascent insurgency by fighters from the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in Latakia, Syria. Photograph: Karam Al-Masri/Reuters

About 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a human rights monitor considered independent and credible, documented “large-scale field executions of men and young adults, without any clear distinction between civilians and combatants”, in north-west Syria.

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