Syrian rebels execute pro-Assad militiamen in Aleppo

[LanternWaste]

18. I was thinking the same thing.

I was thinking the same thing. When we place any armed conflict into the context of history, we are forced to realize that what may or may not be done in one particular conflict is rarely indicative of the ultimate agenda of that conflict. The French Marquis in WW2 as you alluded to, the Belgian White Lady in WW1, the Soviet partisans fighting in German occupied Russia were all very, very guilty of assassinations, executions, kidnappings, etc. Each aforementioned group now considered by the historical record as "heroic" in their actions and deeds.