Geneva, Aug 27 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) militants have committed "mass atrocities" in Syria and recruited children as fighters, according to a UN probe, which has also accused the Damascus authorities of using chemical agents in eight separate incidents this year. In their report, the UN investigators say public executions are a "common spectacle" in areas run by IS, one of the militant groups fighting against the Syrian government. The findings are the result of six months of interviews and evidence collected between January and July this year as part of an inquiry into human rights violations inside Syria, BBC reported Wednesday . In their report, the UN investigators said IS was waging a campaign of fear in **rthern Syria, including amputations, public executions and whippings.
08-28-2014, 05:14 AM
Islamic State 'committed war crimes', says UN probe
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