Beirut, Lebanon, April 3, 2025 (AFP) - Amnesty urges Syria to probe sectarian massacres as war crimes

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2025-04-03
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Syrian government to ensure accountability for sectarian massacres targeting the Alawite minority last month, saying they may constitute war crimes. Several days of violence starting on March 6 saw the worst sectarian bloodshed since Islamist-led forces overthrew longtime president Bashar al-Assad, with massacres largely in the Alawite coastal heartland. Many from Assad's Alawite minori......
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