GENEVA (AP) — The United States, Turkey and Qatar pressed the U.N.’s top human rights body Monday for an urgent debate on the civil war in Syria that could add to growing international pressure for holding accountable those responsible for killing thousands of civilians.Syria’s Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui said the request violates principles of impartiality because it comes from nations that support the rebels battling the government troops.
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