AMMAN – Villagers near Syria’s southern city of Deraa have found two separate graves containing up to 26 bodies, residents said on Tuesday, and tanks stormed a city in the region, cradle of the uprising against Baathist rule. Syria denied the existence of any mass grave near Deraa, saying such reports were part of “campaign of incitement” against authorities tackling a two-month wave of protests against President Bashar al-Assad. But state television quoted an Interior Ministry source as saying five bodies had been found near Deraa, the city where unrest first erupted in March and which troops and tanks stormed last month. It said officials were investigating. Four residents told Reuters…
Posted by
on May 18, 2011. Filed under News.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.
You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
Posted by
on May 18, 2011. Filed under