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Targeting Life in Idlib: Apparent War Crimes by Syrian-Russian Alliance
Read the report: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/syria/russia-strategy-targeted-civilian-infrastructure (Geneva, October 15, 2020) - The Syrian and Russi…
Read the report: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/syria/russia-strategy-targeted-civilian-infrastructure
(Geneva, October 15, 2020) - The repeated attacks by Syrian and Russian forces on civilian infrastructure in Idlib, northwest Syria, were blatant war crimes and could constitute crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Dozens of illegal air and ground strikes on hospitals, schools and markets from April 2019 to March 2020 killed hundreds of civilians. The attacks severely affected rights to health, education, food, water and shelter and sparked mass displacement.
The 167-page report "Targeting Life in Idlib: Syrian and Russian Strikes on Civilian Infrastructure" describes the abuses by Syrian and Russian armed forces during the 3-month military campaign to recapture Idlib and the surrounding areas from anti-government armed groups. The report examines the abusive military strategy in which the Syrian-Russian alliance has repeatedly violated the laws of war against the 10 million civilians, many of whom have been displaced by fighting in other parts of the country. It names XNUMX high-ranking Syrian and Russian civil and military officials who may have been implicated in war crimes out of command: they knew or should have known about the abuses and have not taken effective steps to stop them or punish those responsible.
For a witness story about the devastating effects of an attack on a family in Idlib, visit:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/witness-sound-death
"Targeting Life in Idlib: Syrian and Russian Strikes on Civil Infrastructure" is available at:
https://www.hrw.org/node/376415
For more Human Rights Watch reports on Syria, see:
https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/syria
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