Human rights activists from Human Rights Watch say that in the course of the joint Syrian-Russian operation in the territory of the Arab Republic of used incendiary weapons. The related report published on the website of the international organizations Tuesday, August 16.
From 5 June to 10 August, the ammunition allegedly used in the cities of Aleppo and Idlib at least 18 times, five attacks suffered at least 12 civilians. These findings in Human Rights Watch came after watching the videos and photos recorded during the attacks”, and on the basis of eyewitness accounts.
On the use of incendiary weapons, according to human rights activists, in particular, indicate traces of ammunition in the air and marks on their shells, as well as “small but intense fires.
Earlier, Human Rights Watch has repeatedly accused Russia of using cluster munitions in Syria. The last such statement was made on July 28 of this year. The arguments of human rights defenders in December 2015 disproved the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
“Russia carries out its operation only in strict compliance with the principles and norms of international law, including all parts of international law that regulate the use or a ban on the use of certain types of weapons. And that no one should doubt,” — quoted him as saying by RIA Novosti.
Russia, starting in September 2015, has the Syrian army to help in the fight against terrorist groups, including ISIS. Moscow began the withdrawal of most troops from Syria in March 2016, but the Russian military continue to use the logistical support of the Navy in Tartus, the base of the helicopter Shirt and the airfield Hamim.
