a minute agoUN: War crimes have occurred in Syria's Idrib
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)According to a United Nations investigation, war in Idlib, Syria, has committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. The International Independent Commission on Syria said that crimes took place during the campaign launched at the end of 2019 by the Syrian pro-regime forces to regain the last areas of [...]
The Syrian government's “Forces and their Russian allies have bombed civilians in the province of Idlib indiscriminately, while rebels tortured and executed civilians, acts corresponding to war crimes on both sides”, the report says. The “Children were promoted to school, parents at the market, patients in hospitals and whole families were bombed even when”, said commission chairman Paulo Pinheiro.
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russia, in December 2019, launched the attack on the northwest region. A fragile ceasefire mediated by Russia and Turkey, which supports rebel forces, came into force in early March. The offensive triggered the shift of one million people and more than 500 civilians have died, the UN investigation says. / REL
