{"id":123378,"date":"2025-03-19T07:49:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=123378"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:30:12","slug":"u-n-investigator-warns-of-rising-isis-threat-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/123378\/","title":{"rendered":"U.N. investigator warns of rising ISIS threat in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Paulo S\u00e9rgio Pinheiro, chairman of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, warned on Tuesday of the increasing activity of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Pinheiro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/statements-and-speeches\/2025\/03\/statement-paulo-pinheiro-chair-independent-international-commission\">noted<\/a> that thousands of ISIS members remain detained in prisons run by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pinheiro urged member states to repatriate their citizens and prosecute those involved in crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also cautioned that ongoing violence in Syria risks escalating into a broader conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ending ongoing violence will also require a complete nationwide ceasefire, the disarming and reintegration of armed groups, securing public order, and ending the presence of foreign militaries on Syrian territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pinheiro added that Syria\u2019s caretaker government and future Syrian authorities &#8220;have an opportunity to chart a new path and ensure&nbsp;that the horrors of the past and of the last few weeks are never repeated, and to&nbsp;rebuild trust in a manner that respects the beauty and variety of Syrian society.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, he urged the lifting of sectoral sanctions and the removal of barriers hindering recovery and reconstruction efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Syria\u2019s economic and humanitarian situation remains catastrophic while humanitarian funding is dwindling. 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