A UN commission found war crimes were "likely" committed by former regime fighters and interim government force members in March.

GENEVA (Reuters) -War crimes were likely committed by both members of interim government forces and fighters loyal to Syria's former rulers during a major outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria's coastal areas that culminated in a series of March massacres,

Syrian government forces and their allies are likely to have committed war crimes during their crackdown against Alawite communities earlier this year, the UN has found.