Syria's response coordinators: Russia cannot be one of the actors in the Syrian file

Syria's response coordinators: Russia cannot be one of the actors in the Syrian file

May 02 2019

ARK News: Syria's response coordinators strongly condemned the continued hostilities by the regime and Russia on the countryside of Hama and Idlib, which caused more civilian casualties and large-scale displacement.

The organization stressed that the current violations led by Russia directly prove conclusive evidence of its effective contribution to war crimes against the Syrian people, As it was proved by the international community that Russia cannot be one of the active States in the Syrian file under any consideration.

Over the past 48 hours, the Syrian response coordinators have documented targeting more than 73 points in the villages of Hama, Idlib, and Aleppo, with a direct focus on the villages of Sahel al-Ghab in the countryside of Hama, and more than a dozen civilians were killed as a result of direct shelling, as well as more than forty-two civilian casualties.

They also documented the targeting of several facilities and infrastructure, including medical points, educational facilities and camps sheltering displaced people, while field teams in the team of Syrian Response Coordinators deployed in the targeted areas the displacement of more than 9,500 civilians, although the numbers are being documented are larger than the mentioned number and current displacement is treated as a top priority.

The statement of the Coordinators called on all international and human rights organizations to document the increasing crimes against civilians in northwestern Syria, pointing out that the targeting of facilities and infrastructure used by civilians in an attempt to disrupt the performance of its work, which requires urgent action from the international community to stop them directly as it provides assistance to millions of civilians in the region.

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