{"id":23128,"date":"2013-01-24T10:08:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail\/2013\/01\/24\/285271\/syria-militants-attack-religious-sites\/"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:08:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:08:35","slug":"syria-militants-ruin-religious-sites-hrw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/syria-militants-ruin-religious-sites-hrw\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria militants ruin religious sites: HRW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Human Rights Watch says the militant groups in Syria have destroyed \u2018religious sites\u2019 in the northern part of the country.<\/p>\n

The rights organization said on Wednesday that the militants appeared to have attacked religious locations following a four-day investigation in the provinces of Latakia and Idlib.<\/p>\n

A Shia place of worship was destroyed by the militants in Idlib, while two Christian churches were looted in Latakia, the rights body stated.<\/p>\n

Many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed since chaos broke out in Syria nearly two years ago.<\/p>\n

According to a UN report, militants from nearly 30 countries have been filtered into Syria to fight against the government. Most of the militants are extremist Salafists.<\/p>\n

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Human Rights Watch further stated that Syria\u2019s opposition has failed to control the armed militants who are engaged in \u201clooting and other criminal activities, like kidnappings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said, \u201cSyria will lose its rich cultural and religious diversity if armed groups do not respect places of worship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHuman Rights Watch researchers observed what appeared to be deliberate damage to the local Husseiniya, a Shia place of worship,\u201d caused by the militants after they entered the village of Zarzour in December.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took a swipe at the Syrian opposition for its insistence on the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as this irreconcilable position remains in place, nothing good can happen. Armed actions will continue and people will die,\u201d Lavrov stated.<\/p>\n

MKA\/HSN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Human Rights Watch says the militant groups in Syria have destroyed ‘religious sites’ in the northern part of the country.<\/p>\n

The rights organization said on Wednesday that the militants appeared to have attacked religious locations following a four-day investigation in the provinces of Latakia and Idlib.<\/p>\n

A Shia place of worship was destroyed by the militants in Idlib, while two Christian churches were looted in Latakia, the rights body stated.<\/p>\n

Many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed since chaos broke out in Syria nearly two years ago.<\/p>\n

According to a UN report, militants from nearly 30 countries have been filtered into Syria to fight against the government. Most of the militants are extremist Salafists.<\/p>\n

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Human Rights Watch further stated that Syria’s opposition has failed to control the armed militants who are engaged in “looting and other criminal activities, like kidnappings.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said, “Syria will lose its rich cultural and religious diversity if armed groups do not respect places of worship.”<\/p>\n

“Human Rights Watch researchers observed what appeared to be deliberate damage to the local Husseiniya, a Shia place of worship,” caused by the militants after they entered the village of Zarzour in December.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took a swipe at the Syrian opposition for its insistence on the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power.<\/p>\n

“As long as this irreconcilable position remains in place, nothing good can happen. Armed actions will continue and people will die,” Lavrov stated.<\/p>\n

MKA\/HSN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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