Syria, UN and sectarian violence

Entire families killed in Syria sectarian violence, UN says
Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.
Whole families dead in recent Syria violence, says UN
The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.
Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it were largely responsible for the sectarian violence.
What we know about the deadly violence in Syria
A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst violence seen in the country in years.
UN denounces 'distressing scale of violence in coastal areas' in Syria
Reports continue to emerge of the distressing scale of violence in Syria’s coastal region since 6 March. The UN Human Rights Office has so far documented the killing of 111 civilians, but the process of verification is ongoing,
UN reports "entire families" killed in Syria's coastal region
By bna Cairo bureau Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria's coastal region during a military campaign against Alawites, the UN Human Rights Commission announced on March 11. In footage viewed by IntelliNews' Middle East and North Africa bureaus,
UN's Syria envoy calls for 'bold moves' from new government
The United Nations' special envoy for Syria said on Friday that now is the time for a "genuine, credible and inclusive ...
UN urges Syria to act fast to protect people as hundreds of civilians killed
More than 700 civilians of the Alawite religious minority have been killed, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...
Syria's Al Sharaa signs temporary Constitution that enforces Islamist rule in the country for 5 years
The new constitution says Islam is the religion of the country’s president, the same as the previous constitution. The document also believes Islamic jurisprudence is “the main source of legislation” ...
Exclusive-Russia lambasts Syria's new leaders in closed UN meeting, sources say
Russia castigated Syria's new leaders in a closed United Nations briefing this week, two sources briefed on the meeting told ...
Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On
Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.
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Exclusive: S. Korea to establish diplomatic ties with Syria after Assad’s fall
South Korea has decided to establish diplomatic relations with Syria, its last remaining non-recognized United Nations member state, marking a historic milestone in its foreign policy, government ...
UN Security Council to condemn Syria violence, say diplomats
The United Nations Security Council has agreed to a statement condemning widespread violence in Syria's coastal region and ...