Syria rebels execute soldiers
September 10, 2012  23:28
Syrian rebels have summarily executed at least 20 soldiers in the embattled northern city of Aleppo, a watchdog said today as peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi admitted he faces a "very difficult" task. 

Brahimi made the remarks in Cairo where he launched his first official visit to the region, as delegations from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran also met in Cairo to find a way out of the crisis. Reports of the executions came as Syrian MiG warplanes blitzed areas of Aleppo, dropping two bombs at a time and then opening up with machinegun fire, an AFP correspondent reported in the afternoon. 

Helicopter gunships also flew over the city causing panic on the streets as residents fled for safety, the correspondent said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier said at least five people died and an unknown number were hurt when the warplanes staged waves of bombing raids from early morning on the Marjeh, Sakhur, Hanano, Tariq al-Bab and Sheikh Khodr neighbourhoods.
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