Syrian rebels execute soldiers in Aleppo

Aleppo: Syrian rebels summarily executed at least 20 soldiers in Aleppo, a watchdog said on Monday. The soldiers executed were captured at a military compound during a rebel attack in the Hanano district of east Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

They had their eyes blindfolded and hands tied behind their backs before they were lined up and shot, sometime over the weekend, Observatory director Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP.

An amateur video posted on YouTube and distributed by the Observatory showed some 20 bodies laid out next to each other on a pavement. Many of the men’s heads were covered in blood, and some were wearing jeans rather than full military attire.