UN commission says Russia and Turkey might have committed war crimes
The report found Russia conducted air strikes on a popular market and a camp for displaced people that killed dozens of civilians in July and August
02 March 2020 - 14:10
syriaGeneva — Russia killed civilians in air strikes in Syria and rebels allied to Turkey carried out murder and pillage in Kurdish areas, UN investigators said on Monday — actions it said could amount to war crimes by both Moscow and Ankara.
A report by a UN commission, covering the period from July, 2019 to February 2020, found that Russia conducted air strikes on a popular market and a camp for displaced people that killed dozens of civilians in July and August...
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