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Current events of September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11) (Wednesday)

Syrian civil war:
- The UN accuses both the Syrian government of war crimes, and to a lesser extent, the rebels. Out of 8 massacres they investigated, they concluded the Syrian army had done 7 of them. (The New York Times)
- Russia gives the alleged proof of chemical weapons use by militants in Syria to United Nations Security Council. (Russia Beyond the Headlines) (Interfax)
- Fighters from an Al Qaeda-linked rebel group kill 12 members of the minority Alawite sect in central Syria after seizing their village, opposition activists say. (Reuters)
- UN investigators in Syria say Syrian army forces continue to bomb hospitals and massacre civilians. (NBC news)
- France drafts in a resolution forcing the Syrian government to hand over it stockpiles of chemical weapons in 15 days (The Independent)
Sinai insurgency:
- Two suicide bombers ram a car with explosives Egyptian military sites one hitting the local branch of military intelligence, while the other struck an army checkpoint in Rafah killing nine soldiers and wounding 17 others. (Houston Chronicle)
On the first anniversary of the 2012 Benghazi attack, a powerful car bomb explodes near the Libyan Foreign Ministry building in the city. (The Independent), (SKY News)
Protestors and police clash in Chile due to the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. (BBC)
Over 10,000 people have been displaced and ten thousand arrested as a result of an ongoing dispute in India's Muzaffarnagar district. of India)

Sweden marks the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. (The Local)

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans link up in human chain for the independence of Catalonia. (The Washingont Post)

Baruto Kaito, the first Estonian sumo wrestler to win the makuuchi (top division) championship in history, surprisingly announces his retirement. (Eesti Rahvusringhääling)