Five British special forces soldiers are under investigation for possible war crimes committed during operations in Syria, as part of Western military intervention in the country’s years-long civil war. The case concerns members of the special forces — who conduct covert operations and are known as the SAS — over the alleged murder of a suspected militant in Syria two years ago. The soldiers from the UK’s elite military branch are being investigated for use of excessive force during the operation, which resulted in the man’s death. The SAS has been carrying out secretive missions in Syria for …