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White House: Assad has 'disregard for human life'

The White House says reports of a massacre near Damascus are the latest evidence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "wanton disregard for human life."

White House: Assad has 'disregard for human life'

Mon, 27 Aug, 2012 - 16:38

The White House says reports of a massacre near Damascus are the latest evidence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "wanton disregard for human life."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says up to 320 bodies have been found in the town of Daraya.

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