Syrian sectarian violence may amount to war crimes, UN says
Wave of violence by government forces and Druze armed groups in July killed 1,700 people, report finds
Wave of violence by government forces and Druze armed groups in July killed 1,700 people, report finds

Killing and torture of Alawite civilians by members of government forces in March was ‘widespread’ but not official policy,…

Members of security forces and Assad loyalists charged over March violence in which hundreds of civilians were killed

Syrian government says jihadi group Isis is responsible for first major terror incident since the end of the Assad regime

Sectarian clashes show that Sharaa must create a more inclusive state

Controversy comes as IDF makes new incursion into Syria, killing 13 in what it says was a raid to capture Islamists

The fate of about 200 Syrian prisoners has been the subject of fraught negotiations between Beirut and Damascus