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| Villagers used by Syrian Army as human shields |
| 2013-07-26 |
| The Syrian regime was accused yesterday of using civilians as human shields, as the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, pledged his nation's full support for Kofi Annan's plan to end the turmoil in the country. The Russian leader said the former UN chief's proposal could be the "last chance" to avoid a long and bloody civil war. He spoke as details emerged of the way Syrian forces have allegedly used civilians to shield troops advancing on rebel towns. Ghalib, an activist from a village in Idlib province, told The Independent how he had watched with binoculars from a hillside as President Bashar al Assad's forces rolled in earlier this month to wrest control from the Free Syrian Army. |
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