It concluded that Russian Federation has killed 16 civilians in Syria for every fighter successfully targeted, and said elements of Russia’s campaign could amount to war crimes.
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Nearly immediately after Russian Federation launched its aggressive airstrike campaign in Syria on September 30, activists and moderate Syrian opposition accused Moscow of targeting civilians – at times killing dozens at once.
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The research also shows evidence that Russians have used unguided bombs in densely populated civilian areas, as well as internationally banned deadly cluster munitions. Among the worst attacks detailed in the report was a bombing raid on a busy market in Ariha, Idlib province, which killed 49 people.
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Witnesses described how the bustling Sunday market became a scene of carnage in seconds, with local media activist Mohammed Qurabi al-Ghazal quoted as saying: “In just a few moments, people were screaming, the smell of burning was in the air and there was just chaos”. “Su-24s were also seen dropping RBK 500 cluster bombs”. “Each of those vehicles is considered a tactical unit and represents a legitimate military target”.
These attacks, according Amnesty International’s report, may be war crimes.
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However, the Russian authorities have denied responsibility in the killing of civilians and have retorted saying that they have struck only “terrorist” targets including ISIS. Some also say that Russian-operated planes tend to fly in twos.
The accusations follow a report by New York-based Human Rights Watch last week which said cluster munitions were used on at least 20 occasions since Syria and Russian Federation began their joint offensive on September 30.
In one attack on October 15, near Homs, at least 46 civilians who were sheltering in a building basement were killed, Amnesty said.
The report gives more details about six attacks.
“At that, they are diversified, and the army, navy and aviation use the most modern weapons”, Putin said.
When requested by Reuters to touch upon the Amnesty allegations, the Russian Defence Ministry stated it had no instant remark, whereas the Russian Foreign Ministry stated it first wanted to review the report earlier than giving any official response.
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“For a large part of this Syria conflict Amnesty, particularly here in its London office, has made no secret of its support for large part of Syria’s rebellion, even at some point a couple of years ago calling – which many people would find weird for human rights group – for the arming of Syria’s rebels, even though at the time Syrian rebels were known to be carrying out human rights abuses themselves of very serious nature”.
