Syria contributor: David Kenner David Kenner is Middle East editor at Foreign Policy. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/david-kenner-2/rss en The Syrian Charnel House: Alleged Massacres of Sunni Families Civil Society Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Religious & Ethnic Groups Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 David Kenner https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/05/05/the-syrian-charnel-house-alleged-massacres-of-sunni-families https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/05/05/the-syrian-charnel-house-alleged-massacres-of-sunni-families In Syria today, President Bashar al-Assad’s forces stand accused of massacring Sunni families en masse. The more gruesome images and video<wbr>s speak to a brutal campaign of sectarian cleansing that has managed to shock even veteran Syria watchers.