Thursday, August 24, 2017

Trapped in a deadly labyrinth : UN Urges US-Led Coalition to Rein in Airstrikes in Syria's Raqqa

Criminal Acts: US-led coalition kills 78 civilians in Raqqa
The United Nations called on Thursday for a humanitarian pause to allow an estimated 20,000 trapped civilians to escape the Syrian city of Raqqa, and urged the US-led coalition to rein in air strikes that have caused civilian casualties.

"Boats on the Euphrates must not be attacked, people who come out cannot risk air raids when they come out," the Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria told reporters in Geneva.

"So now is the time to think of possibilities, pauses or otherwise that might facilitate the escape of civilians, knowing that (Daesh) fighters are doing their absolute best to keep them in place," he said.

  • Meanwhile human right groups are warning about the consequences of US blind attacks in Raqqa.

Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday warned that the US-led coalition campaign purportedly to drive Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) out of its de-facto capital has killed hundreds of civilians, and those remaining there face greater risk as the fight intensifies in its final stages.

"As the battle to wrest Raqqa from Daesh intensifies, thousands of civilians are trapped in a deadly labyrinth where they are under fire from all sides," Amnesty Senior Crisis Response Adviser Donatella Rovera said, referring to another name used for ISIL.

"Knowing that Daesh uses civilians as human shields, SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) and US forces must redouble efforts to protect civilians, notably by avoiding disproportionate or indiscriminate strikes and creating safe exit routes," she said.

In recent days, the US-led coalition intensified its ferocious bombing campaign in Raqqa, more than half of which has been captured by the US-led SDF battling Daesh.

Residents said on Tuesday that at least 100 civilians were killed over a 48-hour span by US-led air attacks on the city.
 (Tasnim)
24/8/17
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