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despite the attempts of the Special Representative and her team to document crimes of sexual violence committed by the armed terrorist groups in Syria, she remains unable to verify them, preferring to keep references to them vague and indirect. Fully aware that the Syrian Government has provided her with documentation of crimes of sexual violence committed by members of these groups against women — including murder, kidnapping, gang rape, slavery, torture and marriage jihad — the Special Representative and her team have unfortunately not bothered to verify any such allegation or to seek additional information from the Syrian Government or other entities.