The US has named a dozen Syrian generals and colonels it said were responsible for bombing civilians and the torture of detainees, warning the officers will eventually be held accountable for their actions. She said at least 289 people had been killed in eastern Aleppo in the weeks since Russia and the Syrian regime stepped up their bombing campaign of the rebel-held enclave. “Horror is now usual – it is a level of violence and destruction that the world appears to consider normal for Syria and normal for the Syrian people. In reading a list of Syrian generals implicated in possible war crimes, Power did not threaten sanctions but warned of potential prosecution some time in the future. At a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Peru, Obama urged a continuation of bilateral talks on Syria.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2016 18:08 UTC