Observers unable to reach site of killings
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="where">where</span> 55 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Supervision">Supervision</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Kubeir">Kubeir</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>," <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mood">Mood</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> (<span word="the">the</span>) <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Kubeir">Kubeir</span>," <span word="Mood">Mood</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Mood">Mood</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="impede">impede</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="militiamen">militiamen</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Kubeir">Kubeir</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="condemning">condemning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hama">Hama</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="unconscionable">unconscionable</span>".</p>
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