Sectarian Conflict in Syria

Abstract

Syria's civil war is now well into its third year. The international community, including the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and many non-governmental organizations, largely agree that the Assad regime has committed wide-ranging human rights abuses during the conflict. This includes violating its obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, a 1977 amendment that added provisions that the government has clearly violated, including indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations, and destruction of food, water, and other materials needed for survival. In addition, extrajudicial killings, rape, and torture have been well documented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1042465

Entities

People

  • M. Z. Jasser

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabia
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Christianity
  • Churches
  • Civil War
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Minority Groups
  • Religion
  • Religious Freedom
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United Nations
  • United States

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.