mark simpson, "bbc news," derry. >> you're watching "bbc news." stay with us. plenty more to come. >> you're watching "bbc news." a reminder of the headlines this hour. the u.n. says there's credible evidence that war crimes were committed by the government and tamil tigers during the sri lankan civil war. tanks on the streets of syria an apparent escalation of a crackdown of anti-government protesters. let's get more on our top story, the long awaited u.n. report into alleged war crimes in the sri lankan civil war. r.j. is from the alliance of peace and reconciliation in sri lanka. he's been telling me that he welcomes the findings. >> it is appropriate, it has come at the right time, after two years. >> we've heard from our u.n. correspondent there about the complexities and the pressure indeed on the u.n. secretary-general, to launch a proper investigation. one would presume that looking at the findings of this report that that would be the next stage, but how likely do you think that outcome is? >> the sri lankan government is going to look into any investi