Ban is appalled by military escalation in Aleppo
Date
9/25/2016 1:29:39 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) NEW YORK, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is appalled by the chilling military escalation in the city of Aleppo, which is facing the most sustained and intense bombardment since the start of the Syrian conflict.
Since the announcement two-days ago by the Syrian Army of an offensive to capture eastern Aleppo, there have been repeated reports of airstrikes involving the use of incendiary weapons and advanced munitions such as bunker buster bombs.
According to those reports, Ban underlined in a statement released by his press office Saturday, that the apparent systematic use of these types of indiscriminate weapons in densely-populated areas may amount to war crimes.
The UN Chief considered the situation to be "a dark day for the global commitment to protect civilians." He called the international community to unite to send a clear message that it will not tolerate the use of indiscriminate and ever more deadly and powerful weapons against civilians In New York in the past couple of days, international powers met constantly on the issue of Syria, leaving the General Assembly's 71st session with no effective results. (end) mao.hb
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