UN: 'Countless Actors' Fighting And Committing War Crimes In The Syrian Civil War

Islamic State And Syrian Government Committing War Crimes: U.N. -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The Syrian government and Islamic State insurgents are both committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in their increasingly brutal fight against each other, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday.

Islamic State forces in northern Syria are waging a campaign to instill fear, including amputations, public executions and whippings, they said.

Government forces have dropped barrel bombs on civilian areas, including some believed to contain the chemical agent chlorine in eight incidents in April, and have committed killings, torture and other war crimes that should be prosecuted, they said in a report issued in Geneva.

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WNU Editor: The U.N. report is here.