SYRIA, Aleppo. 2012. Members of Shabiha (a feared Assad regime-sponsored militia known for their violence) captured by the FSA militia after the clashes near Shabiha headquarters in Aleppo. Zeyno Berri, head of Shabiha group and the other 42 captives are being taken to execution.

The Shabiha militia have reigned with violence and impunity, destroying entire villages by setting fire to homes or looting them; raping, torturing, and slitting the throats of inhabitants suspected of opposing the regime.