GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT (AGAIN): UN REPORT ON ALLEGED RUSSIAN 'WAR CRIMES' IN SYRIA IS BASED ON 'WE SAY SO' & UNNAMED SOURCES
A UN-mandated report, which accuses Russia of war crimes in Syria, heavily relies on anonymous sources and lacks evidence, but also smacks of deliberate disinformation that is halting the eradication of terrorism in Idlib.
Earlier this week, the The Independent International Commission of Inquiry into the Syrian Arab Republic released a report largely lambasting Syria and Russia in their fight against terrorism in Syria. Corporate media were quick to echo allegations of Russian "war crimes" in Syria, all while diminishing the crimes of terrorist groups against Syrian civilians and soldiers.
The report does passingly acknowledge that Syria, Russia and allies are fighting "armed opposition groups, including Hay'at Tahrir" (al-Qaeda); the rest of the document reads mainly as a litany of accusations against Syria and Russia.
In the "mandate and methodology" section, the report notes that its information is based on "233 interviews conducted in the region and from Geneva" as well as from governments, NGOs, and UN reports.
So a report based on testimonies taken in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon or by phone, is again negating the masses of Syrians in Syria who would like their truths to be heard, the terrorism they have endured to be known.
I scoured the 24 pages of the report, but even in the annexes I could find no transparent and credible sources, only the following vague terms repeatedly referred-to: Witnesses, civilians, NGO, rescuers, medical teams, first responders, flight spotters, and early warning observers.
As Western media has largely focused on two accusations of Russian war crimes, I'll address these here.
Russia War Crime:
Accusation One
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