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French inquiry into Syria war crimes should include Iranian and Hezbollah role

French inquiry into Syria war crimes should include Iranian and Hezbollah role

FRENCH INQUIRY INTO SYRIA WAR CRIMES SHOULD INCLUDE IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH ROLE Scope of investigation should be widened to include chemical attacks, barrel bombs and sectarian cleansing The Hague, 5 October 2015 – The campaign group Naame Shaam (1) today welcomed the preliminary inquiry opened by prosecutors […]

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Reports confirm use of toxic gases by Syrian regime, again

Reports confirm use of toxic gases by Syrian regime, again

Chlorine barrel bombs produce highly toxic dioxin Various well-documented reports have now confirmed that Bashar al-Assad’s forces used highly toxic gases in several attacks on civilian areas across Syria in April 2014. According to the Violations Documentation Centre, three barrel bombs loaded with chlorine were dropped on […]

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Barrel bombs and Russian missiles terrorise civilians

Barrel bombs and Russian missiles terrorise civilians

A new report by Human Rights Watch reveals the “indiscriminate nature” of the Syrian regime’s bombing campaign on opposition-held parts of Aleppo since November 2013, in which barrel bombs have mostly been used. Using satellite imagery analysis, as well as witness accounts, the report identified at least […]

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Three years on, Syria is a country and a people in ruins

Three years on, Syria is a country and a people in ruins

As the Syrian revolution enters its fourth year, various reports by international organisations paint a grim picture of the political and humanitarian situation in the war-devastated country. Naame Shaam has selected a few recent reports to give our readers a glimpse into the scale and magnitude of […]

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New evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Syrian regime

Are Sepah Pasdaran and Hezbollah Lebanon complicit in these crimes? New evidence has surfaced of “systematic torture and mass killing” of Syrian dissidents “on an industrial scale” by Syrian regime forces. A man who used to work as a photographer with the Syrian military police and was […]

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