WorldAll Syrian sides that fought in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes and the deal to evacuate civilians following the rebel defeat was a “crime of forced displacement', a UN probe said Wednesday. From July 21, 2016 to December 22, when government troops recaptured the city, the Syrian air force and its Russian ally “conducted daily air strikes” on Aleppo, the COI said. But after analysing satellite images, forensic evidence and other material the COI determined that “Syrian air forces targeted (the) humanitarian aid convoy”. The Syria COI, set up in 2011 to investigate the most serious crimes committed in the country's civil war, was asked in October to specifically probe the battle for Aleppo. The latest findings were released in Geneva, where the UN was also hosting regime and opposition delegations for faltering peace talks.

Source: Sunday Times March 01, 2017 13:41 UTC