China: U.S. should compensate families of victims of US-led airstrikes on Syria

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (ST)- Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday said that the United States should compensate the families of Syrian victims of an airstrike by the U.S. armed forces and bring those responsible to justice, according to Xinhua.

 

Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response  to a U.S. airstrike in 2019 that killed civilians, including women and children, in Syria. Following the media disclosure early this month, the U.S. Central Command reportedly said the airstrike was “legitimate.”

 

“Syrian lives also matter,” Wu stressed, adding that, through the incident, the U.S. side has shown its arrogance, hypocrisy and double standards on human rights issues.

 

Wu also described the U.S. move as a “stain and shame” on the history of human rights and urged the United States to cease its interference in the internal affairs of other countries, earnestly respect and protect human rights, and prevent similar tragedies from happening again. 

 

In Nov. 17. 2021, a member of the Foundation for the Support of Russian Democracy Maxim Grigoriev  affirmed that the Foundation is currently collecting evidence of crimes committed by the United States in Syria and collecting testimonies from more than 200 Syrian citizens affected by the attacks launched by the US-led coalition. 

 

He noted that US  forces are still occupying part of Syria in violation of international law and illegally exploiting the country’s oil wealth, asserting that these forces bomb, kill and torture Syrian citizens, and destroy safe civilian homes and infrastructure.

 

Basma Qaddour