Report Chronicles Deliberate Destruction of Aleppo by Russia and Assad

 

By Dr. Stefan Grobe

Russia and the Assad regime in Syria pursued the deliberate and systematic destruction of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a new report concludes.

The findings published by the Washington-based think tank Atlantic Council on Monday, challenges Russian and Syrian governments which have repeatedly denied these accusations.

The evidence was gathered by multiple, independent witnesses using a variety of sources, from surveillance footage to satellite photographs, from digital forensic research and forensic architecture to social media.

The sources reinforce and corroborate one another and reveal a collage of thousands of mostly indiscriminate attacks and their devastating impact on life and death in Aleppo during the siege.

The report titled “Breaking Aleppo” presents evidence how Russian and pro-Assad Syrian forces used incendiary weapons, cluster munitions and chemical weapons to target the civilian population being under siege. 

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Source: euronews.