; (B) explains that these attacks included bombardment with improvised explosive devices, commonly referred to as barrel bombs … ; and (C) reports that [t]he government [of Syria] continued the use of torture and rape, including of children . (13) On March 17, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry stated: In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control, including Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims. … The United States will strongly support efforts to collect, document, preserve, and analyze the evidence of atrocities, and we will do all we can to see that the perpetrators are held accountable. . (14) In February 2016, COI reported that— (A) crimes against humanity continue to be committed by [Syrian] Government forces and by ISIS ; (B) the Syrian government has committed the crimes against humanity of extermination, murder, rape or other forms of sexual violence, torture, imprisonment, enforce disappearance and other inhuman acts ; and (C) [a]ccountability for these and other crimes must form part of any political solution . (15) Credible civil society organizations collecting evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria report that at least 12 countries in western Europe and North America have requested assistance on investigating such crimes. 3. Sense of Congress Congress— (1) strongly condemns— (A) the ongoing violence, use of chemical weapons, targeting of civilian populations with barrel, incendiary, and cluster bombs and SCUD missiles, and systematic gross human rights violations carried out by the Government of Syria and pro-government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad; and (B) all abuses committed by violent extremist groups and other combatants involved in the civil war in Syria; (2) expresses its support for the people of Syria seeking democratic change; (3) urges all parties to the conflict— (A) to immediately halt indiscriminate attacks on civilians