Syria’s Bloodiest Massacre Raises Calls for Action Against Assad
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The bloodiest massacre in Syria’s 17-month conflict along with the suspected movement of chemical weapons adds pressure on the United Nations Security Council to punish a regime that Russia has so far shielded.
The opposition Syrian National Council said as many as 305 people were killed in a July 12 assault on the Sunni Muslim village of Tremseh in Hama province. Separately, the Wall Street Journal cited unidentified U.S. officials as saying they are concerned about evidence that the Syrian government was moving some chemical weapons from storage sites for unknown reasons.