Russia accused of killing hundreds of civilians in Syria, says report

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Amnesty International has accused Russia of killing hundreds of civilians in raids on Syria using “cluster munitions and unguided bombs”.

Amnesty International in a report said focused on six strikes on Homs, Idlib and Aleppo provinces which “may amount to war crimes”.

Philip Luther of Amnesty said: “Some Russian air strikes appear to have directly attacked civilians or civilian objects by striking residential areas with no evident military target and even medical facilities, resulting in deaths and injuries to civilians.”

The group said at least 200 civilians were killed in the strikes between September and November.

It denounced Russia’s “shameful failure” to acknowledge civilian killings.