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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Syrian civilians suffer most in Aleppo: Amnesty

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Reported by: AP/UNB Connect
Reported on: August 23, 2012 17:43 PM
Reported in: International
BEIRUT, Aug 23 (AP/UNB) - Human rights group Amnesty International says artillery and mortar fire and airstrikes by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo are killing mostly civilians, including children.
 
A new Amnesty report released Thursday said air and artillery strikes against residential neighborhoods are indiscriminate attacks that seriously endanger civilians.
 
Government troops and opposition forces have been fighting in Aleppo for a month after rebels took over several neighborhoods.
 
Amnesty says that among the dead are 10 members of one family, seven of them children. Their home was totally destroyed in two airstrikes on Aug. 6. It said bodies of mostly young men, most of the time handcuffed and shot in the head, have been frequently found near the powerful Air Force Intelligence, which is a government-controlled area.
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