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Wednesday 17 Feb 2016 - 13:38 Makkah mean time-8-5-1437
London, (IINA) - UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Tuesday that the latest airstrikes on northern Syrian hospitals could amount to war crimes, Anadolu Agency reported.
In a statement, Hammond condemned actions by the Syrian Regime Leader and Russia in Aleppo, calling for an urgent investigation into Monday’s bombing of medical facilities in the region.
Dozens of civilians including children were killed during the strikes, which also hit two schools, according to a UN spokesman.
Hammond said that Russia needed to “explain itself” and demonstrate it was committed to ending the conflict, rather than fueling it.
“The reported airstrikes conducted on hospitals in northern Syria in recent days could amount to war crimes and must be investigated”, he said.
“I am appalled that the Assad regime and its Russian supporters are still bombing innocent civilians despite the agreement last Thursday to a cessation of hostilities and even as the UN Envoy for Syria is in Damascus trying to relieve the killing and suffering”.
He added: “I call on all parties to commit to making rapid progress towards a cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access and negotiations towards a political transition, as agreed at last week’s meeting of the International Syria Support Group in Munich”.
“There must be a major change in behavior by the Syrian regime and its supporters if the agreements reached in Munich are to become a reality”.
He stressed that Russia’s tactics were making a political settlement, which makes the defeat of ISIS even harder to achieve.
AG/IINA
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