The war on Syrian civilians

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The war on Syrian civilians
The Lancet
As all eyes focused on the Geneva II peace talks (Jan 22—31, 2014) attempting to bring an end to the conflict in Syria, the suffering of its citizens continued. The Syrian uprising turned civil war has been described by the UN as the worst humanitarian crisis in the 21st century. 4·25 million people are internally displaced, 2·4 million are refugees, and around 9 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid. The UN estimates that more than 100 000 people have been killed since the start of the fighting in March, 2011.
A large number of these deaths are likely to be non-combatants. As Human Rights Watch's (HRW) annual report released last week notes, the conflict in Syria is a war on civilians. All sides have been responsible for atrocities, but most civilian deaths have resulted from government attacks as part of a deliberate military strategy, states the report. The horrific sarin attack in Ghouta, an opposition-held suburb of Damascus, in August, 2013, is one example. Hundreds of civilians were killed, including many children. Conventional weapons have killed even more. Local monitoring groups estimate that 5000 individuals are being killed by conventional weapons each month, with civilians constituting some 35% of deaths. Syrian troops have used ballistic missiles, rockets, artillery shells, cluster bombs, incendiary weapons, barrel bombs, and regular aerial bombardment in heavily populated opposition-held territory, including targeted attacks on functioning medical facilities, schools, and other civilian structures. HRW has identified 152 locations where government forces used at least 204 cluster munitions in nine of the country's 14 provinces. The group also investigated nine apparent ballistic missile attacks in 2013 that killed at least 215 people, including 100 children. No military targets were struck in the attacks and, in seven of nine cases investigated, there were no signs of any apparent military targets in the vicinity..............

 

[MJB12741]

I have no problem with Syrian terrorists massacring each other in their own country. However I do grieve for their innocent civililians, especially children who are the victims of their own people. May God bless Israel for saving the lives of many of the innocent Syrian children in Israeli hospitals.




QUOTE=aris2chat;8547083]The war on Syrian civilians
The Lancet
As all eyes focused on the Geneva II peace talks (Jan 22—31, 2014) attempting to bring an end to the conflict in Syria, the suffering of its citizens continued. The Syrian uprising turned civil war has been described by the UN as the worst humanitarian crisis in the 21st century. 4·25 million people are internally displaced, 2·4 million are refugees, and around 9 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid. The UN estimates that more than 100 000 people have been killed since the start of the fighting in March, 2011.
A large number of these deaths are likely to be non-combatants. As Human Rights Watch's (HRW) annual report released last week notes, the conflict in Syria is a war on civilians. All sides have been responsible for atrocities, but most civilian deaths have resulted from government attacks as part of a deliberate military strategy, states the report. The horrific sarin attack in Ghouta, an opposition-held suburb of Damascus, in August, 2013, is one example. Hundreds of civilians were killed, including many children. Conventional weapons have killed even more. Local monitoring groups estimate that 5000 individuals are being killed by conventional weapons each month, with civilians constituting some 35% of deaths. Syrian troops have used ballistic missiles, rockets, artillery shells, cluster bombs, incendiary weapons, barrel bombs, and regular aerial bombardment in heavily populated opposition-held territory, including targeted attacks on functioning medical facilities, schools, and other civilian structures. HRW has identified 152 locations where government forces used at least 204 cluster munitions in nine of the country's 14 provinces. The group also investigated nine apparent ballistic missile attacks in 2013 that killed at least 215 people, including 100 children. No military targets were struck in the attacks and, in seven of nine cases investigated, there were no signs of any apparent military targets in the vicinity..............[/QUOTE]