UN decries Syrian civilian casualties in airstrikes

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned rising civilian casualties in airstrikes in Syria mostly carried out by the US-led coalition. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has urged all parties in Syria to take greater care and distinguish between legitimate military targets and civilians. He said the increasing civilian casualties caused by the recent airstrikes on Dayr al-Zawr and Raqqa suggest that insufficient precautions may have been taken in the attacks. Meanwhile, Hussein’s spokesman spoke to a Geneva briefing about the attacks launched on Daesh-held territories in northeast Syria. Rupert Colville said that most aerial attacks are operated by the US-led coalition.