Fighters from the Free Syrian Army have killed at least 60 Shiite villagers in an apparent reprisal raid for a previous attack on a rebel base by pro-government militias.
The Syrian government said innocent civilians were massacred, and even opposition activists condemned the attacks as a “destructive act of revenge”, although claiming that most of the dead were fighters who were involved in the attack on rebels the day before.
The opposition fighters stormed the village and videos have emerged showing the rebels shouting sectarian slogans, calling Shiites dogs and apostates.
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