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With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day. The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive to receiving help gathering evidence and prosecuting individuals responsible for war crimes. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports.
PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special EnvoyUNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South SudanPaper and wood’s 12% fall in demand linked to digital media
Syria escalation sees more than 280,000 uprooted in a matter of daysUN health agency condemns Gaza hospital attackWHO infection control experts rush to DR Congo to probe mystery illness
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