Russia and Syria 'weaponising' refugee crisis to destabilise Europe

[Independent voter]

I believe this. It's win win for Russia, save their Syrian military base and teach Europe a lesson.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a6909241.html

Russia and Syria are indiscriminately bombing Syrian civilians to drive the refugee crisis and “weaponise migration”, a Nato commander has claimed.

General Phil Breedlove, Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander for Europe and head of the US European Command, said weapons such as barrel bombs have no military value to hit precise targets and instead serve to terrorise those living in rebel-held territories.

He told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the destruction formed part of a deliberate strategy to “get them on the road” and “make them a problem for someone else”.

“Russia’s entry into the fight in Syria has exacerbated the problem, changing the dynamic in the air and on the ground,” General Breedlove told politicians including Senator John McCain.

“Despite public pronouncements to the contrary, Russia has done little to counter Daesh (Isis) but done a great deal to bolster the Assad regime and its allies.

“Together Russia and the Assad regime are deliberately weaponising migration in an attempt to overwhelm European structures and break European resolve.

“All genuinely constructive efforts to end the war are welcome but actions must speak louder than words.”

Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s intervention in Syria at the request of Bashar al-Assad in September and the Kremlin’s air strikes have supported a significant regime advance against the opposition.

Moscow has insisted Isis is its main target but opposition groups and Western leaders have alleged its strikes have mainly targeted areas controlled by the opposition, killing countless civilians.

The Russian President helped broker the continuing ceasefire between regime forces, “moderate” opposition groups and their respective backers but Isis, Jabhat al-Nusra and other UN-designated terrorist groups were not party to the truce and fighting continues, albeit on a much smaller scale.

In the run-up to the “temporary cessation of hostilities” that started on Saturday, Russian and Syrian forces were accused of deliberately targeting hospitals and civilian infrastructure in possible war crimes.

In a report released on Thursday, Amnesty International claimed it has “compelling evidence” of at least six deliberate attacks on medical facilities in the Aleppo governorate over the past 12 weeks.

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Well, if it's true it's certainly working.

[Acidbaron]

This is nothing new, it's the EU/US blaming Russia for not falling inline and this will be followed up by Russian speeches saying the EU/US is doing the same thing against them.

Assad was bombing civilians long before Russia came into actual military play

[Independent voter]

Bomb the hell out of Sunni civilians to create refugees. Refugees put pressure on EU leaders who put pressure on the US to come up with peace deal favorable to the Russians and Assad of Syria. All it costs is a few thousand Sunni dead.

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Hillarious. Blame Putin for everything. Are there actually people who fall for this propaganda?