Arming rebels will cause more war crimes - UN

A UN commission of inquiry on rights violations in Syria has said that increasing the weapons flow to Syria will cause an increase in war crimes.

Paulo Pinheiro who chairs the commission said:
"States who provide arms have responsibilities in terms of the eventual use of those arms to commit ... war crimes or crimes against humanity,"
"Those arms will contribute to the escalation of war crimes, we are very much worried that more arms will signify an increasing presence of those violations."
See Reuters for full report.

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