International • Created February 13, 2016 22:37

Syria conflict: France calls on Russia to stop bombing civilians

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on Russia to stop hitting civilians in air raids in Syria. Mr Valls said an end to bombing civilians was the key to peace. His Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev said there was “no evidence of our bombing civilians, even though everyone is accusing us of this”. Late last […]

Syria conflict: France calls on Russia to stop bombing civilians
Syria conflict: France calls on Russia to stop bombing civilians

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on Russia to stop hitting civilians in air raids in Syria.
Mr Valls said an end to bombing civilians was the key to peace.
His Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev said there was “no evidence of our bombing civilians, even though everyone is accusing us of this”.
Late last month, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 1,015 civilians had been killed in Russian air strikes.
 

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