The report said that #assad regime’s sieges of its population ahead of reaching "reconciliation" agreements with the opposition amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes.
"The sieges, unlawful killings and forced displacement by government forces are part of a systematic as well as widespread attack on the civilian population, therefore constituting crimes against humanity," the report said.
"The #assad regime and, to a lesser degree, armed opposition groups have enforced sieges on densely populated areas, depriving civilians of food, medicine and other basic necessities in violation of international humanitarian law," Amnesty said.
Such actions by the #assad regime in Daraya, Madaya, eastern Aleppo city, and the al-Waer neighborhood in Homs city amounted to war crimes.
In eastern #Aleppo city, Amnesty documented 10 attacks between July and December 2016, during which the regime allegedly targeted neighborhoods "far away from the front lines and with no apparent military objectives in the vicinity".
The report also documented a total of eight attacks carried out by opposition forces in western and northern Aleppo city, between August and November last year, during which weapons described as "hell cannons" were used against civilians.
The human rights organization said it conducted the research using videos and satellite imagery alongside interviews with 134 people, including residents and UN officials, between April and September this year.
Amnesty appealed to the international community to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court and demand unhindered access to the country for those investigating rights abuses.
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