BEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations inquiry Friday urged the Syrian government to investigate senior security officials involved in violations committed during sectarian clashes last summer in which at least 1,700 people died, the vast majority from the Druze religious minority.

It also said that there has been “no indication” that an umbrella group of Druze factions has investigated its own violations in the fighting, including targeted revenge attacks against the Bedouin community.

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