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Attacks on Civilians, Infrastructure in Syria Might Be War Crimes

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The United Nations is demanding an immediate end to
   indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in
   northwest Syria, warning the warring parties their actions might amount
   to war crimes.

   U.N. agencies say an intense military escalation by Russian-backed
   Syrian forces and armed rebels in northwest Syria is having a
   catastrophic impact on the civilian population. Agencies confirm at
   least 160 civilians have been killed and hundreds more wounded in
   fighting over recent weeks.

   They say 3 million people in Idlib need protection and 300,000
   civilians who have fled their homes in the past two months are in
   imminent danger.

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