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    July 27, 2011

Activists Say 8 Killed Near Damascus

   VOA News

   Human rights activists in Syria say security forces have killed at
   least eight people during a sweep south of the capital, Damascus.
   The activists said the raid happened Wednesday in Kanaker, where
   residents threw stones to try to stop the advancing troops.
   Rights groups say Syrian forces have killed at least 1,600 civilians
   during a crackdown against more than four months of anti-government
   protests. T
   The government has refused to accept blame for the violence and claims
   much of the unrest is caused by terrorists and Islamists.

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