Syrian Rebels Kill Shiite Villagers
Arming these people seems like an increasingly good idea every day doesn't it?
Rebels have attacked a village in eastern Syria, killing dozens of Shia Muslim residents, activists say.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said at least 60 people, mostly pro-government fighters, died in Hatla on Tuesday.
The attack appeared to be retaliation for an attack on a rebel position by people from the village, which is predominantly Sunni, the group added.
Those Shia residents who survived the rebel attack are reported to have fled.
The two-year-old conflict in Syria is turning increasingly sectarian, pitting rebels who are mostly from the majority Sunni community against government forces led by President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, a heterodox offshoot of Shia Islam.
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