Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday exhorted his military to maintain “continued preparedness,†as human rights groups condemned an apparent rebel execution of Assad loyalists in the beleaguered northern city of Aleppo. Assad lauded his troops’ role in “confronting the criminal terrorist gangs,†a reference to the rebels fighting across a wide swath of the country, in a statement marking the anniversary of the founding of the army, state media reported. Meanwhile, video surfaced online appearing to show the execution of members of a loyalist clan in an Aleppo neighborhood. In the video, apparent rebels lead a group of prisoners...
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