Amnesty says Syrian civilian death toll on rise
LONDON (Reuters) Civilians, including many children, are the main victims of indiscriminate Syrian army bombing and shelling canada goose uk shop of areas abandoned to opposition buy canada goose jacket cheap forces, uk canada goose outlet Amnesty International said in a canada goose uk outlet report on Wednesday.
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forces now routinely bomb and shell towns and villages using battlefield weapons which cannot be aimed at specific targets, knowing that the victims of such indiscriminate attacks are almost always civilians, said Rovera, who recently returned from northern Syria.
Amnesty said canada goose clearance it Canada Goose sale had witnessed daily air attacks, artillery and mortar strikes in towns and villages in the region, and the use of such imprecise weaponry against residential areas had led to a dramatic rise in civilian casualties.
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