Syria regime ‘wilfully’ killing civilians from air
12 April 2013 6:41 AM IST
The Damascus regime has ‘wilfully’ killed thousands of civilians in air strikes that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, as rebels lobbied the major powers for weapons.
G8 foreign ministers gathered for a second day of talks in London after several of them met opposition leaders to discuss their calls for arms to tilt the balance in their fight to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
Overshadowing the talks was a statement on Wednesday by the head of the jihadist rebel Al-Nusra Front pledging allegiance to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, which has increased concerns about weapons falling into the wrong hands. Meanwhile, details emerged of fierce fighting for two towns in southern Syria yesterday in which 57 people were killed.
G8 foreign ministers gathered for a second day of talks in London after several of them met opposition leaders to discuss their calls for arms to tilt the balance in their fight to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
Overshadowing the talks was a statement on Wednesday by the head of the jihadist rebel Al-Nusra Front pledging allegiance to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, which has increased concerns about weapons falling into the wrong hands. Meanwhile, details emerged of fierce fighting for two towns in southern Syria yesterday in which 57 people were killed.
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