‘Bloody massacres’: Syria appeals to UN after French & US airstrikes ‘kill over 140

[Tennis]

https://www.rt.com/news/352255-franc...ivilians-dead/

Syria is demanding the UN take action after it says French war planes killed more than 120 civilians during airstrikes on Tuesday near the Turkish-Syrian border. The deaths came just a day after US air assaults killed a further 20 people in Manbij.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent letters to the UN secretary general and to the president of the UN Security Council, which at present is Japan.

Damascus wants the organization to look into atrocities committed by France, which is a member of the US-led international coalition, after it targeted the village of Toukhan Al-Kubra, located near the Turkish-Syrian border and the city of Manbij.

“The French unjust aggression claimed the lives of more than 120 civilians, most of them are children, women and elderly, in addition to tens of wounded citizens, the majority of them are also children and women as reports say that the fate of scores of other civilians who still under debris are unknown too,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry wrote, as cited by the Syrian Arab News Agency.

The mass death toll in Toukhan Al-Kubra came just a day after US war planes killed around 20 people, mainly women and children, while many more were injured in and around the city of Manbij, the Foreign Ministry states.

“The government of the Syrian Arab Republic condemns, with the strongest terms, the two bloody massacres perpetrated by the French and US warplanes and those affiliated to the so-called international coalition which send their missiles and bombs to the civilians instead of directing them to the terrorist gangs… Syria also affirms that those who want to combat terrorism seriously should coordinate with the Syrian government and army,” the ministry added.

In the letter, the Syrian Foreign Ministry added that it condemns the continued support by the US, France, Saudi Arabia, the UK and Qatar to terrorist organizations such as Al-Nusra Front and Jaish Al-Islam, despite these groups having clear links to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Al-Qaeda.

The human rights watchdog Amnesty International also hit out at the US-led coalition, saying that it needs to do more to prevent the deaths of civilians.

"Anyone responsible for violations of international humanitarian law must be brought to justice and victims and their families should receive full reparation," Amnesty's interim Middle East director Magdalena Mughrabi said, as cited by Reuters.

A spokesman for the US Department of Defense says that it is aware of the loss of civilian life in Syria.

"We are aware of reports alleging civilian casualties near Manbij, Syria, recently. As with any allegation we receive, we will review any information we have about the incident," Matthew Allen said in a statement.

"We take all measures during the targeting process to avoid or minimize civilian casualties or collateral damage and to comply with the principles of the Law of Armed Conflict," he added.

Wow this is unacceptable. Killing over 140 civilians because of a "mistake"?
Will they be held accountable for these deaths?

[Independent voter]

How come the Russians can bomb hospitals schools, marketplaces and nobody says a thing but if we bomb something people lose their minds?

[Tennis]

How come the Russians can bomb hospitals schools, marketplaces and nobody says a thing but if we bomb something people lose their minds?

That's not acceptable either but please do focus on this current incident.

[Deleted]

“The French unjust aggression claimed the lives of more than 120 civilians, most of them are children, women and elderly, in addition to tens of wounded citizens, the majority of them are also children and women as reports say that the fate of scores of other civilians who still under debris are unknown too,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry wrote, as cited by the Syrian Arab News Agency.''

No surprise! All the young guys went to Europe

[apepi]

Honestly? War is not pretty and it will never not be. Maybe Syria could have kept their own country under control and this would never happen.

[Beazy]

https://www.rt.com/news/352255-franc...ivilians-dead/



Wow this is unacceptable. Killing over 140 civilians because of a "mistake"?
Will they be held accountable for these deaths?

Not until Syria takes accountability for all the "freedom fighters" they sent to help the opposition in Iraq during the initial invasion while killing thousands of our troops.

Stay in your lane Tennisace. Topics about actual reality don't suit you.

[Kalis]

They need to step up the campaign, the sooner it is over the sooner we can send all these Syrian refugees back...which I expect will be great fun for the ones who are just leeches and not actually Syrian.

[zmp]

How come the Russians can bomb hospitals schools, marketplaces and nobody says a thing but if we bomb something people lose their minds?

The other megathreads of Russia bombed X and Y, begs to differ. But i guess WhatAboutIsm only applies to a thread when the US is put on the pedestal, exercising the US trademark: Collateral damage.

[crakerjack]

Well maybe in Syria could handle their issues and not let it spill into others. It's unfortunate that Isis will hide among the innocent, but atleast there is some positive outlook. Where's the positive outlook in Nice, France? Who deserves to die there?

[Tennis]

Not until Syria takes accountability for all the "freedom fighters" they sent to help the opposition in Iraq during the initial invasion while killing thousands of our troops.

Stay in your lane Tennisace. Topics about actual reality don't suit you.

This thread is about the massacre of civilians and how those responsible should be held accountable. I'm not sure what your post as to do with it.

[Beazy]

This thread is about the massacre of civilians and how those responsible should be held accountable. I'm not sure what your post as to do with it.

No, your specific question was "Will they be held accountable for these deaths?".

That's not how war works my friend. /patsheadgently

[Karon]

Syria had more than enough time to sort their shit out. Now it's time to carpet bomb those fuckers.

[unfilteredJW]

No, your specific question was "Will they be held accountable for these deaths?".

That's not how war works my friend. /patsheadgently

It's tough to be Tennis. Just cut it some slack.

[Deleted]

Syria had more than enough time to sort their shit out. Now it's time to carpet bomb those fuckers.

They would have done it if we werent arming the rebels.

[zmp]

They would have done it if we werent arming the rebels.

I hear that we need to send these "Syrian freedom fighters" / "Surrendering army" new trucks, as ISIS' last Toyotas were taken out in the latest Iraqi raid.

[frogger237]

I wonder why Tennisace never made a thread about : http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle27442134/?

[JohnBrown1917]

This thread is too edgy for me.

[Arrashi]

Meh, alot more die in regular fights, nothing to write home about.

[lonely zergling]

Well suxx to be one of the 100+ dead I guess. They started the "war" so no sympathy from my side.

[JohnBrown1917]

Meh, alot more die in regular fights, nothing to write home about.

I suppose that means Nice was also nothing to wriite home about.