Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria a war crime

Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria a war crime

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Finally, when every world leader is silent against Putin’s war crimes in Syria, to include the coward Barack Obama, Amnesty finds the courage to speak out by declaring Russian bombing of Syria a war crime.  Thank you Amnesty.

Russia’s bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitarian law.

Amnesty said in a new report just published:

“Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas, striking homes, a mosque and a busy market, as well as medical facilities, in…attacks that show evidence of violations of international humanitarian law,”

Russia started its campaign of air strikes against militants in Syria on Sept. 30, saying it wanted to help the Kremlin’s main Middle East ally, Syria’s psychopath Baschar al-Assad, defeat Islamic State and other militant groups.

It has repeatedly and forcefully denied targeting civilians, saying it takes great care to avoid bombing residential areas. However, Amnesty has evidence that Russian bombing of Syria a war crime.

When asked by Reuters to comment on the Amnesty allegations, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had no immediate comment, while the Russian Foreign Ministry said it first needed to study the report before giving any official reaction.

Amnesty, whose charges echoed those of some Syrian observers, said Russian air strikes had killed at least 200 civilians and around a dozen fighters from September to November of this year.

It said its report, which focused on six attacks in Homs, Idlib and Aleppo, was based on interviews with witnesses and survivors, as well as on video evidence and images showing the aftermath of attacks.

The Russian strikes “appear to have directly attacked civilians or civilian objects by striking residential areas with no evident military target and even medical facilities,” Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Amnesty International, said in a statement.

There is no difference between Vladimir Putin and Baschar al-Assad. Both are criminals whose values for human life are non existent.

Reuters contributed to this article.

Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria a war crime

COMMENTS

WORDPRESS: 2
  • Ziad Fadel 8 years ago

    You are so ignorant and we know who you are. Amnesty International is a Zionist organization with no credibility. You are the psychopaths, not Dr. Assad. Go to Hell. That’s where all traitors and Zionist stooges go.

    • We are going to have to find an adjective to describe people like you who support mass murderers, psychopaths, and tyrants while pretending they are righteous. Israel, at least, does not gas women and children in their sleep you moron. Zionism over Assadism any day. Peaceful Saudi Arabia over terrorist Iran any day. Over achiever Rafik Hariri over lunatic Hezbollah any day. Bask in the glory of your own ignorance.

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