UN warns of war crimes in Syria after one of the bloodiest periods in conflict
The UN s top human rights official on Saturday said 230 civilians were killed in the past week by a government offensive backed by Russian airstrikes, warning the attacks may constitute war crimes.
“The past week has been one of the bloodiest periods of the entire conflict, with wave after wave of deadly airstrikes leading to civilian casualties in areas of Eastern Ghouta and Idlib,†said Zeid Ra ad al-Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights.