Bloody massacre in Syria, more than 250 killed

On July 14, the Daily Mail reported that Syrian President al-Assad's army was again accused of causing a bloody massacre that killed more than 250 people.

According to this source, the government army deployed tanks and armed helicopters to attack the village of Tremseh, in Hama province, causing the most brutal massacre in Syria in nearly 17 months, since the conflict broke out.

Survivors claim that the army attacked the village with heavy artillery before being joined by pro-government forces. Hundreds of people were killed, including women and many children, according to the BBC.

A heartbreaking image taken from video footage of the attack allegedly carried out by the militarySyriaconducted on July 13

However, the state news agencySyriaThe al-Assad administration denied all allegations of involvement and stressed that this was the dirty act of members of armed terrorist groups.

Accordingly, the government security forces only counterattacked, controlled and arrested many of them. The incident occurred in the context of the United Nations and the international community's efforts to implement a peaceful solution to end the long-standing internal conflict inSyriafor over a year.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had "serious doubts" about President al-Assad's willingness to follow through on his promised peace commitments. Immediately after the massacre, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly condemned the government.Syriafor the massacre of innocent civilians and asserted that 'these atrocities will continue.'

The issue of whether or not to allow outside military intervention in Syria to help the country resolve the conflict is still an unresolved topic at the UN conference table with many countries, including the UK, France, the US, Russia, China and Iran. While Western countries call for tightening sanctions, demanding President al-Assad to step down and establish a transitional government in Syria, Moscow, Beijing and Tehran oppose this policy.

Riot inSyriabroke out in March 2011 and has killed more than 16,000 people. However, the number of casualties continues to rise every day as tensions between the government and the opposition show no signs of 'cooling down'.

The Wall Street Journal on Friday (July 13) quoted an intelligence organization saying the governmentSyriaRecently, the US and its allies have deployed a series of chemical weapons, causing concern that they will be used to suppress rebels and kill civilians.

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