Rape used as weapon of war in Syria: UN

By Stephanie Nebehay
Updated March 16 2018 - 12:28am, first published 12:22am
UN investigators have accused Syrian soldiers of using rape as a wide-scale weapon of war.
UN investigators have accused Syrian soldiers of using rape as a wide-scale weapon of war.

Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities, acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, UN investigators say.

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