Russian strikes on farms in Syria could be war crimes: report
16 February 2022 |
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Rights groups have said the suspected Russian bombing of chicken farms and water stations in Idlib, one of Syria's last rebel-held areas, is meant to push out displaced locals. It may have been a war crime.
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