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New evidence of Syrian war crimes found

U.N. experts unveiled fresh evidence of Syrian war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in opposition-held Idlib province since November.

A school for children displaced by war in Idlib, Syria
A school for children displaced by war in Idlib, Syria (AN/Charles Lawley)

GENEVA (AN) — U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday unveiled fresh evidence of Syrian war crimes and possible crimes against humanity involving people trapped in civilian areas of the opposition-held Idlib province since November.

The three-member United Nations' Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said children, women and men endured "unfathomable suffering" during a military campaign launched in late 2019 by forces fighting for President Bashar Assad’s government to retake the last opposition-held areas.

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