Why Is Western Media Silent about Last Night Bombing Civilians in Aleppo?

[Stratford57]

MOSCOW, October 19. /TASS/. Moscow expects the US-led coalition to provide an adequate response to the Belgian Air Force’s bombing of Aleppo, Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

"We have information on the US-led coalition’s airstrikes, particularly the Belgian Air Force’s bombing of Aleppo’s civil infrastructure, with civilian casualties having been reported," she said.

"We expect the US-led coalition and Belgium, in particular, as well as all the international institutions, who have been so deeply concerned about the Russian Aerospace Force air raids, especially about alleged strikes on civilian targets, to provide an adequate response," Zakharova said. "We believe that this fact cannot be ignored."

"If no one comments on it, then we will conclude that the real concern is not about the plight of Aleppo’s civilians," the diplomat added. "This media buzz is aimed at protecting Jabhat al-Nusra and preventing the Russian Aerospace Forces from eliminating the terrorist groups in Aleppo."

"There can be no other explanation. If no direct condemnation of the US-led coalition, the Belgian Air Force actions follows, then we will have to consider it as an attempt to shield the terrorist groups active on Syria’s territory," Zakharova stressed.

On October 18, Russia’s Reconciliation Center in Syria reported the Hassadjek village had been battered by an airstrike which left six people dead and four injured. At that time, there were no Russian Aerospace Forces or Syrian Air Force aircraft in the area in question while Belgian F-16 fighter jets were detected.
Russia to regard Belgian strikes in Aleppo as support for Nusra if no criticism follows

Why do you think that "independent" Media is silent about that? Must have been too busy to discuss all that nonsense about pussies.

 

[Bleipriester]

Because they are propagandists, not free journalists.

Report: Aleppo terrorists entirely encircled

 

[miketx]

We don't have any journalists.

 

[Stratford57]

This is something else, pretty important, the "independent" Media has been silent about:

Putin: An exotic proposal has been made – I am going to surprise you and your audience. It has been proposed that our armed units, Russian military personnel, be deployed on the road to ensure transit safety. The Russian military, who are courageous and decisive people, have said they would do it.

But I told them that this could only be done jointly with the US, and ordered them to make the proposal. We have proposed this, and they [the Americans] promptly refused.

They do not want to deploy their troops there, but they also do not want to pull these opposition groups back, who are really terrorists. What can we do in this situation?

We must increase mutual trust and admit that these are common threats, and it is only together that we can curtail and eradicate them.
Answers to questions from French journalists from TF1 TV channel

 

[aris2chat]

Humanitarian ceasefire in east Aleppo to begin on October 20
Local Source-AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)-Oct 17, 2016

war crimes by russia and syria is long past a joke. a pause for three hours is nothing

 

[Stratford57]

The US-led coalition never informed Russia of the Belgian sorties, Konashenkov said, which goes against the usual practice.

“I’d like to stress that this was not the first time when the international coalition conducted airstrikes against civilian targets and later denied responsibility for them,” he said. “Coalition warplanes have hit weddings, funerals, hospitals, police stations, humanitarian convoys and even Syrian troops fighting Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL] terrorists.”

All the movements were detected by the Russian and Syrian air defense radars.

“Russia has effective air defense measures capable of round-the-clock monitoring of the sky above almost all of Syria. In addition to ours, the airspace is also controlled by Syrian air defenses, which have been restored during the past year,” Konashenkov said.

Russia has now reiterated its accusations against Belgium, saying data from Russian and Syrian radar stations confirm it.

“Detailed information about the operation of the Belgian F-16s in Syrian sky will be delivered to the Belgian side through diplomatic and military channels,” Konashenkov said.
Radar data proves Belgian F-16s attacked village near Aleppo, killing 6 - Russia

 

[Bleipriester]

The US-led coalition never informed Russia of the Belgian sorties, Konashenkov said, which goes against the usual practice.

“I’d like to stress that this was not the first time when the international coalition conducted airstrikes against civilian targets and later denied responsibility for them,” he said. “Coalition warplanes have hit weddings, funerals, hospitals, police stations, humanitarian convoys and even Syrian troops fighting Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL] terrorists.”

All the movements were detected by the Russian and Syrian air defense radars.

“Russia has effective air defense measures capable of round-the-clock monitoring of the sky above almost all of Syria. In addition to ours, the airspace is also controlled by Syrian air defenses, which have been restored during the past year,” Konashenkov said.

Russia has now reiterated its accusations against Belgium, saying data from Russian and Syrian radar stations confirm it.

“Detailed information about the operation of the Belgian F-16s in Syrian sky will be delivered to the Belgian side through diplomatic and military channels,” Konashenkov said.
Radar data proves Belgian F-16s attacked village near Aleppo, killing 6 - Russia

I believe this was a test. But they should know that the Bear had a long fuse. Next time the Coalition conducts a war crime, I expect the Russians and Syrians to down the perpetrators.

 

[Stratford57]

The two Belgian F-16 jets accused of the attack flew from the Muwaffaq Salti Airbase in Jordan, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman General Igor Konashenkov said, adding that they were immediately identified.

“Every aircraft type has a unique identifiable signature,” he said.

The Belgian warplanes delivered their night strike at the village at 00:35 GMT, about two hours after take-off, the general said. The attack left six civilians killed and four others injured. Russia tracked the flight of the two planes from Jordan to Iraq and Syria, as well as their encounter with a US KC-135 tanker, which refueled them over the Deir ez-Zor area, Konashenkov said.
Radar data proves Belgian F-16s attacked village near Aleppo, killing 6 - Russia

 

[montelatici]

Humanitarian ceasefire in east Aleppo to begin on October 20
Local Source-AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)-Oct 17, 2016

war crimes by russia and syria is long past a joke. a pause for three hours is nothing

You are the joke.

 

[Bleipriester]

Humanitarian ceasefire in east Aleppo to begin on October 20
Local Source-AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)-Oct 17, 2016

war crimes by russia and syria is long past a joke. a pause for three hours is nothing

You are the joke.

Not funny, though.