Members of Syria's armed opposition have subjected detainees to torture and carried out executions, an international human rights group said.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the incidents occurred in the northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo and the coastal region of Latakia.
A report by the group warned torture and extra-judicial or summary executions of detainees in the context of an armed conflict are war crimes, and may constitute crimes against humanity if they are widespread and systematic.
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