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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused of war crimes.
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Bashar Al-Assad Out, Rebels Take Over: What Next For Syria And Its People
Syria's future hinges on uncertainty after the abrupt fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Once thought unassailable, Assad's rule collapsed under the pressure of a rapid offensive led by a group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
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Syrian Rebels Enter Damascus, US Fears President Assad's Chemical Weapons
Syrian rebel forces claim to have made inroads, bringing them closer to the heart of the capital Damascus, the seat of President Bashar al-Assad's power. The swift advance has plunged Assad's regime into its most precarious position.
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'Rest Of The Axis' Will Respond To Israeli War Crimes, Iran Says
The Iranian minister said the displacement of Palestinians and cutting water and electricity to the Gaza Strip are considered war crimes.
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Swedish Woman Enlisted Son, 12, To Fight In Syria, Say Prosecutors
A Swedish woman has been charged with war crimes for helping enlist her 12-year-old son to fight as a child soldier in Syria, where he was killed in the civil war, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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US Military Hid Airstrikes That Killed Dozens Of Civilians In Syria: Report
The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Turkey May Be "Responsible" For Executions Of Kurds In Syria: UN
The UN warned Tuesday that reported summary executions of civilians in northeastern Syria carried out by pro-Turkish fighters could amount to a "war crime" and that Ankara could be "deemed responsible".
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Syria Chemical Attack Is War Crime: Human Rights Watch Chief
A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria is a war crime that bears the hallmarks of Bashar al-Assad's government, but its ally Russia shares potential criminal responsibility for its use, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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UN Probe Finds Syria Government Behind Sarin Gas Attack In April
United Nations war crimes investigators on Wednesday said they had evidence that Syrian government forces were behind the chemical attack that killed dozens of people in Khan Sheikhun in April.
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Bashar al-Assad Will Be Judged As A War Criminal, Says France
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday that "a day will come when international justice will give its verdict on Bashar al-Assad who is massacring his people."
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres Condemns Syria Chemical Attack, Calls It 'War Crime'
A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia Calls For End Of Carnage In Syria's Aleppo
Saudi Arabia, a powerful supporter of the Syrian rebels, called on Saturday for an immediate end to what it said were war crimes being committed by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they retake rebel-held parts of Aleppo.
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EU Must Talk To War Criminals To End Syrian Crisis, Says France's Francois Fillon
Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate seen as most likely to win next year's French presidential election, said on Thursday that Western policy on Syria had failed and Europe had to talk to those responsible for war crimes to end the killing.
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John Kerry And Sergei Lavrov To Resume Talks On Syria Despite War Crimes Row
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.
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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused of war crimes.
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Bashar Al-Assad Out, Rebels Take Over: What Next For Syria And Its People
Syria's future hinges on uncertainty after the abrupt fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Once thought unassailable, Assad's rule collapsed under the pressure of a rapid offensive led by a group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
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Syrian Rebels Enter Damascus, US Fears President Assad's Chemical Weapons
Syrian rebel forces claim to have made inroads, bringing them closer to the heart of the capital Damascus, the seat of President Bashar al-Assad's power. The swift advance has plunged Assad's regime into its most precarious position.
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'Rest Of The Axis' Will Respond To Israeli War Crimes, Iran Says
The Iranian minister said the displacement of Palestinians and cutting water and electricity to the Gaza Strip are considered war crimes.
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Swedish Woman Enlisted Son, 12, To Fight In Syria, Say Prosecutors
A Swedish woman has been charged with war crimes for helping enlist her 12-year-old son to fight as a child soldier in Syria, where he was killed in the civil war, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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US Military Hid Airstrikes That Killed Dozens Of Civilians In Syria: Report
The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Turkey May Be "Responsible" For Executions Of Kurds In Syria: UN
The UN warned Tuesday that reported summary executions of civilians in northeastern Syria carried out by pro-Turkish fighters could amount to a "war crime" and that Ankara could be "deemed responsible".
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Syria Chemical Attack Is War Crime: Human Rights Watch Chief
A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria is a war crime that bears the hallmarks of Bashar al-Assad's government, but its ally Russia shares potential criminal responsibility for its use, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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UN Probe Finds Syria Government Behind Sarin Gas Attack In April
United Nations war crimes investigators on Wednesday said they had evidence that Syrian government forces were behind the chemical attack that killed dozens of people in Khan Sheikhun in April.
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Bashar al-Assad Will Be Judged As A War Criminal, Says France
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday that "a day will come when international justice will give its verdict on Bashar al-Assad who is massacring his people."
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres Condemns Syria Chemical Attack, Calls It 'War Crime'
A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia Calls For End Of Carnage In Syria's Aleppo
Saudi Arabia, a powerful supporter of the Syrian rebels, called on Saturday for an immediate end to what it said were war crimes being committed by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they retake rebel-held parts of Aleppo.
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EU Must Talk To War Criminals To End Syrian Crisis, Says France's Francois Fillon
Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate seen as most likely to win next year's French presidential election, said on Thursday that Western policy on Syria had failed and Europe had to talk to those responsible for war crimes to end the killing.
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John Kerry And Sergei Lavrov To Resume Talks On Syria Despite War Crimes Row
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.
