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| 'At least 85 people killed in Damascus' as pro-Assad forces storm suburb | 'At least 85 people killed in Damascus' as pro-Assad forces storm suburb |
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| Syrian forces and militiamen loyal to Bashar al-Assad, the president, killed at least 85 people and possibly many more when they stormed a Damascus suburb after five days of fighting, opposition activists in the area said on Sunday. | Syrian forces and militiamen loyal to Bashar al-Assad, the president, killed at least 85 people and possibly many more when they stormed a Damascus suburb after five days of fighting, opposition activists in the area said on Sunday. |
| There was no immediate confirmation of the activists' account of what they described as a "massacre", in which women and children were killed, at Jdeidet al-Fadel. | There was no immediate confirmation of the activists' account of what they described as a "massacre", in which women and children were killed, at Jdeidet al-Fadel. |
| Syrian authorities have banned most independent media since the uprising began two years ago. | Syrian authorities have banned most independent media since the uprising began two years ago. |
| Jamal al-Golani, a member of the Revolution Leadership Council of Damascus – an opposition group – said the number of dead could be higher than 250. Most of those killed were shot at close range, he said, but the presence of army patrols made documenting all of them difficult. | Jamal al-Golani, a member of the Revolution Leadership Council of Damascus – an opposition group – said the number of dead could be higher than 250. Most of those killed were shot at close range, he said, but the presence of army patrols made documenting all of them difficult. |
| The killings happened over several days after pro-Assad forces stormed an area where there were up to 270 rebels, Golani said. | The killings happened over several days after pro-Assad forces stormed an area where there were up to 270 rebels, Golani said. |
| He said he had counted 98 bodies in the streets and another 86 bodies in makeshift clinics – where, he said, people had been summarily executed while lying wounded. | He said he had counted 98 bodies in the streets and another 86 bodies in makeshift clinics – where, he said, people had been summarily executed while lying wounded. |
| Abu Ahmad al-Rabi, an activist in the adjacent district of Jdeidet Artouz, said: "We documented 85 summarily executed, including 28 shot in a makeshift hospital after Assad's forces entered Jdeidet al-Fadel. We fear that the victims of the massacre are much higher." | Abu Ahmad al-Rabi, an activist in the adjacent district of Jdeidet Artouz, said: "We documented 85 summarily executed, including 28 shot in a makeshift hospital after Assad's forces entered Jdeidet al-Fadel. We fear that the victims of the massacre are much higher." |
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