"The ugly massacre that took place in Treimsa town, in Hama province, provokes feelings of concern and condemnation,"
Nouri al-Maliki... Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party....
said in a statement published on his official website.
"This reprehensible crime, which we condemn strongly ... should be an additional incentive for everyone to abandon the methods of violence, murder, Dire Revenge™ and terrorism in solving problems," Maliki said.
He said the killings should urge people to accelerate finding a peaceful solution to the 16-month-long Syrian crisis.
The killings on Thursday have sparked an international outcry, and added urgency to deadlocked Security Council negotiations on a Syria resolution.