| Amnesty International has obtained video footage that points to a "shoot to kill" policy being used by the Syrian security forces to quell reform protests. The footage, smuggled out of Syria by contacts of Amnesty International, shows protesters shot and beaten by security forces, soldiers conducting a night raid on the "Omari mosque in Dera'a and a mass funeral in Izraa. "These extraordinary images were taken by Syrians who have risked their lives to document the callous attempts of the authorities to terrorize the pro-reform movement from going out onto the streets," said Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa. |
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