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'Raped below a picture of Assad': Women describe abuse at hands of Syrian forces

Eight women have spoken for the first time about repeated rape, extreme sexual violence and brutal torture
Syrian women sit next to the fence during a sandstorm at a temporary refugee camp in the village of Ain Issa in November 2016 (AFP)
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