Syria 'killed and tortured' 11,000 detainees, say lawyers

Evidence of 'systemic killing' by government officials emerges day before start of peace talks

Syrians shout slogans as they gather around the shrouded bodies of civilians, who were executed and dumped in the Quweiq river, during their funeral outside the Yarmuk school in the Bustan al
(Image credit: 2013 AFP)

SYRIA was involved in the "systematic killing" and torture of 11,000 detainees and government officials could face war crimes charges, The Guardian reports.

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