UN Chief Says Syrian School Attack May Be War Crime, Russia Rejects Accusations Of Involvement

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UN Chief Says Syrian School Attack May Be War Crime, Russia Rejects Accusations Of Involvement

The United Nations' chief has suggested that an air strike against a school in western Syria which killed 28 people, including 22 children, may amount to a war crime, as Syrian activists and Western diplomats blamed Russian or Syrian forces.

Russia's Foreign Ministry denied that neither Russian nor Syrian government aircraft were involved in the attack, which occurred on October 26 in Idlib Province, southwest of Aleppo.

Russian and Syrian jets have been pounding parts of Aleppo, trying to dislodge rebel forces and extremist fighters there, and both countries are claiming a major strategic victory in a civil war that has lasted nearly six years. Syria is a key ally of Moscow, which supplies it with major weaponry and technical support while also flying sorties against opposition fighters.

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