The high price of Russian bombs in Syria
Russia’s use of blind aerial bombings could win the war in Syria cheaply, yet at a great cost.
As Russia increases its air attacks in Syria, the civilian death toll continues to rise.
“Destruction caused by Russian air attacks is enormous," Furkan Azre of Idlib told Al-Monitor during a recent phone conversation. "These attacks are openly targeting civilians. They are randomly bombing towns without distinguishing between fighters and civilians."
Azre spoke of the destruction of a bakery run by a Turkish humanitarian nongovernmental organization.
“That bakery ... used to bake 16,000 loaves of bread every day, but Russian bombing turned it to rubble. Russians are even denying our loaf of bread,” he said. The bakery had employed 50 people and met half of the daily bread needs of Idlib. Azre said Russia also has damaged scores of other outlets that serve people's basic needs.
