Syria Denies Report of Torturing and Killing Thousands of Detainees

The Syrian government has denied allegations of the systematic torturing and killing thousands of detainees, after a report documenting the alleged war crimes in grizzly detail surfaced earlier this week.

Syria's Justice Ministry blasted the report as "baseless," and said it is "fake, fabricated and is not based on evidence." The government's denial comes amid a week of unsuccessful peace talks between rebel factions and President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Geneva.

"The report is a mere gathering of photos of unidentified persons," reads a Justice Ministry statement posted on Syria's state-run media organization. Read more...