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<p>We are aware of this visit and have received reports from various members of the
visiting group. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advised strongly against
this visit, both for security reasons and because such visits can become tools of
the Asad regime's propaganda.</p><p>The FCO's analysis – based on reports from the
FCO network and a wide range of credible independent sources – is that the Asad regime
is responsible for widespread atrocities against the Syrian people. This includes
the death of an estimated 400,000 people in the last five years, the use of chemical
weapons, torture, arbitrary detention and disappearances.</p>
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