UN urged to probe alleged abuses by Syrian president

[JURIST] Syria's main opposition group on Sunday urged the UN [press release, in Arabic] to probe numerous massacres they say were committed during Ramadan by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad [BBC profile]. The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (ETILAF) [official website, in Arabic] allege that Assad committed crimes against humanity by using ballistic missiles, toxic gas and chemical weapons. The coalition further accuses Assad's forces of summarily executing civilians, burning them and targeting towns, villages, schools,...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/08/un-urged-to-probe-alleged-abuses-by-syrian-president.php

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