The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
May 1, 2014

Regime Bombing Kills Children in Aleppo; U.N. Aid Chief Warns of Conflict's "Horrific Toll" 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
Dozens of people have died in the latest violence across Syria. On
Wednesday, at least 18 people were killed when government forces bombed
a school in the northern city of Aleppo. Activists say most of the
victims were children. The bombing comes one day after more than 100
people died in car bombings in a government-controlled part of Homs. At
the United Nations, Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said
Syria's violence is only getting worse.

Valerie Amos: "Far from getting better, the situation is getting worse.
Violence has intensified over the past month, taking a horrific toll on
ordinary Syrians. Each month, I report on the relentless killing and
maiming of civilians; the destruction of homes, schools and places of
worship; the blatant disregard for life; and the total disregard by all
parties for the fundamental tenets of international humanitarian law.
The parties appear to be engaged in an endless spiral of targeting and
harming civilians for tactical purposes."

In her comments, Amos said a two-month-old U.N. Security Council
resolution to deliver aid to Syrians trapped in war zones has failed to
change conditions on the ground. Western countries have floated a
proposal to authorize aid deliveries without the Assad regime's consent,
but that is likely to draw a veto from Russia.

 

.