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WorldPosted at: Dec 15 2018 2:05PM


Civilian death toll continues to mount in Syria

United Nations, Dec 15 (UNI) Although the overall intensity of violence in Syria has decreased, civilians continue to be killed by air and ground-based strikes, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs has told the Security Council, during a briefing on the current situation in Syria.
Mr Lowcock detailed several other areas of ongoing concern regarding the protection of civilians, and updated the Council on Thursday on the various forms of humanitarian aid being delivered. Insecurity continues, he said, and incidents affecting civilians are reported every day. One example he gave was a mortar struck in late November which hit a primary school in Jarjnaz town just as students were leaving, killing four boys and two girls and injuring 10 other children.
Humanitarian organisations estimate that up to 6,000 civilians are trapped in pockets that are still under the control of Da’esh or ISIL militants east of the Euphrates in the Deir-ez-Zor governerate, where they continue to suffer as a result of ground fighting and airstrikes, one of which reportedly hit a field hospital in the area, killing and injuring scores of civilians, including women, children and medical staff. No aid has reached displaced people in the area since October: a recent humanitarian mission, said Mr Lowcock, was forced to turn back when its vehicles came under attack and an aid worker was shot.
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