The United States is "appalled" by Syrian government air strikes Thursday that killed more than 30 people -- including children -- in a key rebel bastion east of the capital of Damascus, the State Department said.
Syrians help a man, wounded during Syrian government air strikes in
Deir Al-Assafir, a town in the opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta
AFP/Amer Almohibany
WASHINGTON: The United States is "appalled" by Syrian
government air strikes Thursday that killed more than 30 people --
including children -- in a key rebel bastion east of the capital of
Damascus, the State Department said.
"We condemn in the strongest terms any such attacks directed
at civilians," spokesman John Kirby added in the statement, which was
issued in the wake of the deadly raids on Deir Al-Assafir, a town in the
opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that 33 people died in the attacks.
While there have been occasional incidences of violence,
some of them deadly, the ceasefire has largely been hailed as a success
by the United Nations.
"In joining the cessation of hostilities, even apart from its
commitments to avoid attacking groups participating in the cessation of
hostilities, the regime committed to full implementation of UN Security
Council Resolution 2254, which called for an immediate end to any
attacks against civilians and for all parties to comply with their
obligations under international law," Kirby said."Any attacks directed at civilians must stop immediately," he added, calling on all parties to the ceasefire to comply with its terms and observe international law.
- AFP
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