Syrian regime artillery forces used shells to target a house in Bazabour village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate on June 18, 2021, injuring seven civilians from the same family, including two children and a woman, and almost completely destroying the structure of the house.
SNHR notes that the targeted area is a civilian one and free of any military presence or equipment.
Through this action, Syrian regime forces have, without doubt, committed another violation of Security Council resolutions 2139 and 2254 which prohibit any further indiscriminate attacks, as well as violating the rules of international humanitarian law which stress the distinction between civilians and combatants. Attacks of this nature spread terror and panic among civilians, leading them to flee their lands and homes in an attempt to reach safety, and forcibly displacing them, with the number of internally displaced persons within Syria currently standing at approximately 6.5 million Syrian citizens in total. The international community should put pressure on the Syrian regime and its allies to force them to compensate the displaced victims, rehabilitate homes and vital centers, support the process of political transition, and press all parties to pursue implementation of political transition according to a strict timetable which must not exceed six months, thus enabling millions of IDPs to return to their homes.
Photo shows remnants of a shell fried by Syrian regime artillery at Bazabour village.
