Syria Detains Defense, Interior Ministry Members Suspected of Sweida
A Syrian fact-finding committee detained ministry members linked to abuses after video evidence and confessions, amid calls for accountability by Amnesty International.
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Syria detains defense, interior ministry members suspected of Sweida
REUTERS: Syria has interrogated and detained members of its defense and interior ministries suspected of committing abuses against civilians in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida in July, the committee investigating the violence has said. Hundreds of people were killed in Sweida in violence that began between tribes and Druze factions but which worsened after Syrian
Syria detains defence, interior ministry members suspected of Sweida violence
Syria has interrogated and detained members of its defence and interior ministries suspected of committing abuses against civilians in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida in July, the committee investigating the violence has said. Read more at straitstimes.com.


The committee formed by the Syrian Government in charge of investigating the wave of sectarian violence that took place this July in the south of the Arab country, in the Sweida region, confirmed on Wednesday that an indeterminate number of militiamen and members of the security forces of the Ministries of Defence and Interior have been questioned and detained.
Syria detains defense, interior ministry members suspected of Sweida violence
REUTERS (Reuters) : Syria has interrogated and detained members of its defense and interior ministries suspected of committing abuses against civilians in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida in July, the committee investigating the violence has said. Hundreds of people were killed in Sweida in violence that began between tribes and Druze factions but which worsened after Syrian troops were dispatched to the area. Bereaved relatives accuse…
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