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U.N.: Syrian factions committed 'widespread and systematic' attacks on civilians in coastal violence

A U.N.-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence on Syria’s coast earlier this year found that there was ...
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UN commission finds violence against Syria Alawites likely included 'war crimes'

A UN commission investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria's Alawite heartland documented systematic violence at the hands of ...
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War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria sectarian violence, UN commission says

GENEVA (Reuters) -War crimes were likely committed by members of interim government forces as well as by fighters loyal to Syria's former rulers during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria's ...