Syria to Investigate Violence That Killed Hundreds of Civilians

Syrian fighters and civilians carry the coffin of a member of the Syrian security forces during a funeral in Hama province on March 9.Photographer: Moawia Atrash/dpa/AP Photo
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Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has formed a committee to investigate the violence in some cities that killed hundreds of civilians in recent days and sparked condemnation from the international community.

The flurry of violence in war-ravaged Syria — the worst since the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad in December — erupted on Thursday, when armed men that the authorities said were affiliated to the ousted regime attacked multiple security sites as well as state premises and facilities in cities along the country’s Mediterranean coast.