What is the human cost of Russia's intervention in Syria?
May 07, 2020you are trying to save the Assad administration, well you are right, we support the legitimate government of Syria. Russia officially intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2015. Amnesty International accuses Russia of war crimes for its attacks in Syria. Russian planes continue to carry out airstrikes Russian warplanes bombed Syria again today civilians in Syria have paid a heavy price. Here's why they have supported or even led indiscriminate airstrikes against civilians. In short, it is difficult to deny that Russia is partnering with the Syrian regime to carry out war crimes. In September 2016, Syria, backed by Russia, launched a month-long aerial bombardment of rebel-held eastern Aleppo using indiscriminate weapons such as cluster bombs in densely populated civilian areas. 440 civilians died, including more than 90 children.
The following year, a Russian plane attacking a police station was killed. 84 people in a busy local market a un report ruled that the bombing may have been a war crime in 2016 opposition activists and local witnesses reported that
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n regime's use of chemical weapons these are the frantic and horrific scenes of an alleged sarin gas attack in 2018 an alleged chemical attack was carried out by thesyria
n regime in douma, a city in eastern ghouta, UN investigation found bodies contain chlorine and a nerve agent that killed dozens of people Russia claimed chemical attack was staged Observers have long suspected Russia bombs hospitals but no one has been able to prove it Until now Russia has been accused for a long time to bomb hospitals and clinics in rebel-held areas the new york times claimed that russian planes had bombed four hospitals in idlib within 12 hours despite the UN having provided them with the locations to prevent them from being attacked.People are fleeing in horrendous conditions. Many are on foot or in the back of trucks in sub-zero temperatures in the rain. In the snow in December 2019, the Russian-backed Syrian regime began a campaign to recapture Idlib, the last opposition stronghold and
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used to be a safe haven for Syrians fleeing other parts of Syria. The intense bombings have forced almost 1 million people to feed themselves. On the Turkish border, more than 50,000 Syrians live outside in freezing temperatures. I receive daily reports of babies and other young children dying from the cold.If you have any copyright issue, please Contact