Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-16 06:54:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7CA6502492E068A7A56E0E655C780D6BD8D62CA21BEDB181565423BCDD15EF6A
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Russian military intervention in Syria goes back to 2015, and has included multiple strikes on civilians. In 2020 a UN report found Russia was committing war crimes in Syria. Russian and Syrian forces have intentionally targeted hospitals in direct breach of IHL. https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/syrian-russian-alliance-forces-have-committed-violations-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-and-war-crimes-through-unlawful-attacks-against-northwestern-syria https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2020/03/un-commission-inquiry-syria-unprecedented-levels-displacement-and-dire?LangID=E&NewsID=25638 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2016/03/syrian-and-russian-forces-targeting-hospitals-as-a-strategy-of-war/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/01/russia/syria-war-crimes-month-bombing-aleppo
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