UN investigators said on Monday that they had identified Syrian leaders as suspected war criminals, who should face the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The UN Security Council was urged by the investigators to take urgent action to hold people accountable for violatons committed by both sides, including murder and torture, in the civil war.
Because Syria is not party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, the court can only investigate if it receives a referral from the Security Council. However, Russia, a permanent veto power on the council has opposed such a move.
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