Human rights group asks ICC to examine Iran role in Syria conflict

The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) submitted a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday for the opening of a preliminary examination into the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) and the armed groups in Syria it controls in crimes committed during the conflict in Syria.

According to a statement made by the IHRDC, the Syrian war is a complex, protracted conflict that has lasted for more than a decade: “What began as popular protests for reform in spring 2011 were met with state violence from Bashar al-Assad’s government, which then devolved into civil war.”