A/RES/73/182 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic 12 August 1949 30 in conformity with international law are war crimes, and recalling the applicable rules of international humanitarian law relating to the non -punishment of any person for carrying out medical activities compatible with medical ethics, Expressing grave concern at the indiscriminate use of force by the Syrian authorities against civilians, which has caused immense human suffering and fomented the spread of extremism and extremist groups and which demonstrates the continuing failure of the Syrian authorities to protect the population and implement the relevant resolutions and decisions of United Nations bodies and has created a safe haven for crimes against humanity, Expressing grave concern also at the remaining presence of extremism and violent extremist groups, terrorism and terrorist groups, and strongly condemning all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law committed in the Syrian Arab Republic by any party to the conflict, in particular so-called ISIL (also known as Da’esh), Nusrah Front, Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist groups, militias fighting on behalf of the regime and other violent extremist groups, Noting with serious concern the observation of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic that non-State armed groups still resort to the use of force against civilians, Reaffirming its condemnation in the strongest possible terms of the use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances, emphasizing that any use of chemical weapons anywhere, at any time, by anyone, under any circumstances, is unacceptable and is and would be a violation of international law, and expressing its strong conviction that those individuals responsible for the use of chemical weapons must and should be held accountable, Condemning in the strongest possible terms the fact that chemical weapons have been used since 2012 in the Syrian Arab Republic, including as reported by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism in its reports of 2016 and 2017, 31 concluding that the Syrian Arab Armed Forces were responsible for the attacks which released toxic substances in Tallmannis in 2014 and in Sarmin and Qaminas in 2015, that ISIL (also known as Da’esh) used sulfur mustard in Mari‘ in 2015 and in Umm Hawsh in 2016 and that the Syrian Arab Republic was responsible for the release of sarin at Khan Shaykhun in 2017, accordingly noting with great concern the reports of the fact-finding mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons regarding alleged incidents in Lataminah 32 and Saraqib, 33 as well as its interim report regarding the alleged use of toxic chemicals as a weapon in Duma, 34 and demanding that the perpetrators immediately desist from any further use of chemical weapons, Expressing support for the work carried out by the Commission of Inquiry, welcoming its reports, strongly condemning the lack of cooperation by the Syrian authorities with the Commission of Inquiry, reiterating its decision to transmit the reports of the Commission of Inquiry to the Security Council, expressing its appreciation to the Commission of Inquiry for its briefings to members of the Security Council, and requesting that the Commission of Inquiry continue to brief the General Assembly and members of the Security Council, __________________ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970–973. See S/2016/738/Rev.1, S/2016/888 and S/2017/904. 32 See S/2017/931, annex, and S/2018/620, annex, 33 See S/2018/478, annex. 34 See S/2018/732, annex. 30 31 4/13 18-22278