Monday, 25 February 2013
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Syria: Unlawful Missile Attacks Kill More Than 140
(Kilis, February 25, 2013) – The Syrian government launched at least four ballistic missiles that struck populated areas in the city of Aleppo and a town in Aleppo governorate on the week of February 17, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks killed more than 141 people, including 71 children, and caused immense physical destruction.
The extent of the damage from a single strike, the lack of aircraft in the area at the time, reports of ballistic missiles being launched from a military base near Damascus, and a photograph of a missile over Aleppo city overwhelmingly suggest that government forces struck these areas with ballistic missiles. Human Rights Watch visited the four attack sites, all in residential neighborhoods. Human Rights Watch found no signs of any military targets in the vicinity of any of the four sites, which would mean that the attacks were unlawful.
The extent of the damage from a single strike, the lack of aircraft in the area at the time, reports of ballistic missiles being launched from a military base near Damascus, and a photograph of a missile over Aleppo city overwhelmingly suggest that government forces struck these areas with ballistic missiles. Human Rights Watch visited the four attack sites, all in residential neighborhoods. Human Rights Watch found no signs of any military targets in the vicinity of any of the four sites, which would mean that the attacks were unlawful.
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