Amnesty International paints a gory picture of atrocities committed on civilians in Aleppo

#AmnestyInternational #SyrianConflict #barrelbombs #warcrimes #aleppo The Syrian conflict is gradually turning out to a case of the gradual disappearance of a centuries old civilization. This is evident in Aleppo, the second largest city of Syria and is all about the sufferings and unthinkable atrocities committed on civilians by both the army of President Bashar al-Assad as well as the rebel groups.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 6 May 2015.

As per the information with Amnesty International, the forces of the government and many of the rebel groups are committing war crimes on a daily basis. It seems the government has increased the bombardment of Aleppo because of rebel offensive.
In February, in an interview given to the media, President Bashar al-Assad had categorically denied that barrel bombs had ever been used by his forces. But, in a latest incidence of violence at least 10 people were killed when a barrel bomb hit a nursery school in the Saif al-Dawla district. The dead included four children and teacher.
The report of Amnesty International indicates that between January 2014 and March 2015, government aircraft had carried out continuous attacks using barrel bombs. These bombs are oil barrels, fuel tanks or gas cylinders that are packed with explosives, fuel, and metal fragments. The attacks had targeted rebel-held areas of Aleppo.
Their targets are believed to have been at least 14 public markets, 12 transportation hubs, 23 mosques, 17 hospitals and medical centers, and three schools. As per records of the Violations Documentation Center, an activist-run monitoring group, barrel bombings have killed at least 3,124 civilians and 35 rebel fighters in Aleppo province during the same period.

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