Amnesty researched the attacks “remotely”, going as far as to accuse Russian Federation of war crimes by causing “massive destruction” of residential areas through the alleged use of internationally prohibited cluster munitions. It also demands that all parties immediately comply with their obligations under global law, including worldwide humanitarian law and global human rights law.
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At least 200 civilians were killed in Russian air strikes in Syria from 30 September to 29 November, an Amnesty International report says. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group, said the strike was carried out by Russian Federation. “They must halt all use of cluster munitions and stop dropping unguided bombs on civilian areas”, said Philip Luther.
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But Moscow insists that with aerial reconnaissance by drones and satellite images, their targeting is accurate.
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‘Russian aircraft continued conducting strikes against illegal oilfields controlled by terrorists in the Syrian Arab Republic.
“Such attacks are war crimes”, he continued, and it “is crucial that suspected violations are independently and impartially investigated”.
Amnesty compiled the evidence and done the research from outside the country interviewing “by phone or over the internet 16 witnesses to attacks and their aftermath”, as well as reviewing “audiovisual imagery”. The group was advised by military experts, analyzed video footage of the attacks, and also matched the dates Russian Federation claimed its airstrikes took place against days when civilians were bombarded from above. It is very interesting that all these reservations somehow vanished from the many western media publications of this Amnesty International report.
Each such vehicle is a tactical unit and considered a legitimate military target in accordance with the US Army classification, Konashenkov said. The strike hit residential buildings in Darat Izza, Aleppo, on October 7, it claimed. She had lost her husband and three children.
A local activist group said 49 civilians were either dead or missing feared dead.
The findings indicate “serious failures [by Russia] to respect global humanitarian law”, Amnesty says.
Russian Federation has yet to directly respond to Amnesty’s report. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said the government hadn’t seen the report but would look into it. “Russian aviation does not use them”, he said. “Russian aviation are not using them”, the general-major added. We have additional capabilities.
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On Sunday, airstrikes believed to be Russian on the northwestern city of Idlib killed at least 32 people, among them many civilians, according to opposition activists.
