The EU condemns “in the strongest terms” the bombings against displaced persons camps in Idlib

The bloc accuses Damascus of the attacks and stresses that they had the support of “Russian bombing”

Nov. 9 () –

The European Union (EU) has condemned this Wednesday “in the strongest terms” the attacks carried out over the weekend against several camps for displaced persons in the Syrian province of Idlib (northwest) and has pointed to the Syrian Army as responsible, with support of “Russian bombing”.

“On November 6, the Syrian regime, supported by Russian bombing, attacked camps hosting displaced civilians near the city of Idlib,” said a spokesman for the European External Action Service, recalling that nine people were killed and more of 75 were injured.

Thus, he stressed that 400 families residing in these facilities “face a new displacement” and stressed that “all parties to the conflict in Syria have an obligation under International Law to protect the safety of civilians and civil infrastructure” .

“The EU asks the regime and its allies to put an end to indiscriminate military attacks and to respect Humanitarian Law. These incidents must be investigated without delay and those responsible must be held accountable,” he said.

Lastly, he reiterated the EU’s call for a “ceasefire at the national level” and advocated “a political solution to the conflict in line with resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council”. “The EU will continue to support the efforts of the United Nations special envoy (for Syria), Geir Pedersen, in this regard,” he has settled.

The condemnation of the EU has come a day after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights showed his “serious concern” about the recent bombings and artillery attacks against displaced persons camps and indicated that there are “worrying signs of a new resurgence of hostilities” in this part of the country.