Syria troops, militia kill 15 in Sunni village: NGO

BEIRUT: Syrian troops backed by pro-regime militia killed at least 15 people in a Sunni village in the central province of Hama late Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"Fifteen people were killed -- two women, a child and 12 men -- by regime
forces backed by the Popular Committees and National Defence Forces Alawite
militias using guns and knives," the Observatory said on Saturday.