Syria: In Talks, Focus on Protecting Civilians

Expand The Atarib public market after the strike on November 13, 2017. © 2017 Private (Beirut) – Russia, Turkey, and Iran should make protecting civilians a priority when they meet in Sochi, Russia on November 22, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent airstrikes by the Russian-Syrian joint military operation that hit a market and police station in an area of Northern Syria included in a recent safe zone agreement shows the risks facing civilians living in so called “safe zones.” The attacks killed at least 75 civilians, including five children. The talks are taking place during escalating…

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