Russia: Syrian Rebels Massacre 450 Kurdish Civilians, Mainly Women And Children

Itar-Tass
August 6, 2013

Al-Nusra Front militants massacred 450 Kurds in northern Syria

ROME: Militants from the Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra (Front of Defense for the People of Greater Syria) have butchered 450 Kurds, predominantly women and children, in northern Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Lavrov said that there was growing need to remove terrorist threats.

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Itar-Tass
August 6, 2013

Moscow urges Syrian government and opposition to exert efforts to oust terrorists from Syria

ROME: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was calling on the Syrian government and opposition forces to join efforts to oust terrorists from the Syrian territory.

“We paid special attention to the Syrian theme. We agreed that it was necessary to exert efforts to convene an international conference to implement the Geneva Communique,” Lavrov said after a “two plus two” meeting.

“We drew attention to that part of the G-8 leaders’ statement in which they had stressed the need for the Syrian government and opposition to unite efforts to drive out terrorists,” the Russian foreign minister went on to say.

Lavrov said that Syrian militants had massacred 450 Kurdish civilians, including over a hundred children, in northern Syria.