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UN war crimes panel demands probe into deadly US air strikes in Syria
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, people inspect damage after an Israeli airstrike near Damascus, Syria, Monday, March 7, 2022

WASHINGTON must investigate US air strikes in Syria that killed civilians, a United Nations war crimes panel told a press conference on Wednesday.

Investigators called for their findings to be made public and for those responsible for violations to be held to account.

The UN commission of inquiry made “a recommendation to the United States and all parties to conduct credible, independent and impartial investigations into incidents entailing civilian casualties in which their forces are implicated.”

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