Syrian rebel forces have threatened "harsh" reprisals against the army after claiming that the government is planning to execute 21 captured defectors on Monday.
The Free Syrian Army, which has waged a rebellion against the government of
President Bashar al-Assad since June, said it had received information that
21 of their number are to face a firing squad within the next 24 hours.
The rebels said they would retaliate against government forces and militiamen
loyal to the regime in the city of Homs, an opposition stronghold, if the
executions take place.
"I have a personal message for the army: If the army executes these men,
there will be a very harsh retaliation against them here in Homs,"
Abdul-Razaq Tlas, the commander of one of two rebel battalions in the city, said.
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