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al assad placed his own brother rifaat as head of key syrian security units. rifaat al assad was reported a key figure behind the 1982 crackdown in the city of hama 34 which tens of hows syrian civilians were massacred. i know you know the monthlong series of massacres very well. >> in the '80s. brian todd reporting. just ahead in our special report, two countries still in a state of war but israeli doctors and nurses are putting politics aside right now to treat some of syria's badly wounded civilians including children. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals:

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