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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said yesterday that the Syrian government and its allies are continuing their fierce campaign against civilians in northwestern Syria in the face of a "shrug". "Collective shoulder" of the international community. .
Michelle Bachelet's office reported that at least 103 civilians, including 26 children, had perished in a series of bombings in the cities of Idleb and Aleppo, and have highlighted a bomb attack on Tuesday in Maarat al Numan. reached the market in which 40 people died.
"These are civilian targets and it seems highly unlikely, given the continuing trend of these attacks, that all have been affected by an accident," Bachelet said in a statement.
The bombings are part of the offensive launched by Al Assad and his allies, including Russia and his air force, last April in the northwestern province, the last stronghold of the country. Syrian opposition, in which at least 450 civilians have died, he said. Bachelet
The former Chilean president said the UN was investigating three other recent attacks perpetrated by non-state armed groups in government-controlled areas in Hama and Aleppo, killing at least 11 civilian casualties.
"Although being the subject of an agreement to reduce hostilities, Idleb and its environs have witnessed a serious military escalation with serious humanitarian consequences for millions of civilians." who are trying to survive, "he said.
He also reminded the parties to the conflict that "intentional attacks against civilians are a war crime and that those who order or execute them are criminally responsible". "The Syrian government and its allies have continued to attack medical facilities, schools and other infrastructure such as markets or bakeries" despite the warnings and demands of the UN, complains Bachelet.
In addition, he criticized "apparent international indifference" to attacks against civilian targets and noted that, in the early years of the war in Syria, "the world was extremely concerned about what was happening, "but that" now, airstrikes are killing and mutilating many civilians every week and the answer seems to be a collective shrug. "
"It's a lack of leadership from the world's most powerful nations, which has resulted in a huge tragedy," he said.
He then accused "a Security Council paralyzed by the persistent failure of its five permanent members to reach an agreement to use their power and influence to end the fighting and killings once and for all".
Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria in March 2011, the Security Council has failed to find a solution to end the war in the Arab nation, as its five permanent members (United States, China , United Kingdom, France and Russia). ) have the right to veto and support different parties.
At the end of April, the Bashar el Asad government and its allies launched an offensive against the territories still controlled by rebel and Islamist factions in the north-west of the country.
Since then, Syria has seen a resurgence of violence, according to the UN Human Rights Office, at least 450 civilians killed, including those killed in aerial bombardments of recent days.
The High Commissioner considered that the cessation of hostilities was essential for political negotiation.