People within and outside Syria are already gathering evidence to prosecute those that have been perpetrating war crimes during the ongoing civil war in preparation for a process of transitional justice
Even as the Assad regime loses control of Syria’s countryside, and Russia shifts its stance, verbally weakening support for Bashar al Assad himself, it may not signal the end.
Assad’s forces are using incendiary weapons against the rebels in highly populated areas, a form of weapon that causes severe burns and has been banned by 106 countries.
The nearly two-year conflict in Syria has taken tens of thousands of lives, destroyed entire neighbourhoods and sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing. But more quietly, it has also eaten away at the country’s healthcare system.
UN agencies in Syria are relocating and restricting movement of staff due to rising insecurity that is getting closer to the capital.