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(b)
Conduct independent, impartial and credible investigations into incidents
in which their forces are implicated and ensure that those responsible are held
accountable. The findings of such investigations should be made public;
(c)
Cease using unguided weapons and weapons with wide-area effects,
including cluster munitions and blast weapons, in densely civilian populated areas.
102.
The Commission recommends that non-State armed groups:
(a)
Cease all kidnappings, hostage-taking and arbitrarily detaining civilians,
in particular individuals expressing dissent;
(b)
Effectively ban the recruitment of children and their use in hostilities and
ensure access to appropriate rehabilitation services;
(c)
Comply with customary international humanitarian law and cease attacks
against civilians, including members of religious and ethnic minorities;
(d)
Investigate all allegations of violations and crimes committed by their
fighters, take urgent measures to discipline or dismiss individuals responsible for such
acts, including in cases of looting and property appropriation, and make their findings
public;
103. The Commission recommends that the international community and individual
Member States:
(a)
Take all feasible precautions, when conducting operations in the Syrian
Arab Republic, to minimize harm to the civilian population, including by reviewing
tactical guidelines related to targeting in the conduct of operations, and conduct
independent, impartial and credible investigations into incidents in which their forces
are implicated to ensure that those responsible are held accountable. The findings of
such investigations should be made public;
(b)
Take urgent steps to end violations of international humanitarian law
committed by State forces and non-State armed groups receiving any form of support
in relation to the armed conflict, in accordance with the obligations of all States under
common article 1 of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and encourage such entities to
investigate all allegations of crimes and violations and make their findings public;
(c)
Ensure unfettered humanitarian access to all civilians in the Syrian Arab
Republic based on the needs of the population, in particular those subsisting in the
north-west of the country;
(d)
Ensure unfettered access for independent humanitarian, protection and
human rights organizations in every part of the country;
(e)
Repatriate foreign nationals in the Syrian Arab Republic who are
allegedly associated with ISIL, in particular children with their parents, in accordance
with the best interests of the child;
(f)
Use all available diplomatic means to de-escalate violence in the northwest of the Syrian Arab Republic, including through an inclusive and Syrian-led
political process, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2254 (2015).
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