Amnesty International: Syrian army committed war crimes in Aleppo

Amnesty International accused the Syrian army of committing atrocious war crimes on a daily basis in Aleppo through continuous air strikes on the areas controlled by opposition militants.

Radio quoted the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Tuesday, the organization based in The London-based as saying in a report that the explosive barrels that killed more than three thousand people in Aleppo last year, and forced civilians to stay in underground shelters, and indicated "Some of the crimes committed by Syrian forces may amount to crimes against humanity."

Organization and published testimonies about the dumping of the Syrian Air Force explosive barrels on hospitals, schools and mosques.

He added that the use of explosive barrels injuring terrified population on a large scale.

The report said that opposition militants also committed war crimes through indiscriminate shelling, using home-made rockets called "defender of Hell," which contain gas, and documented the widespread use of torture, arbitrary arrests and kidnappings on both sides.

Opposition gunmen bombed and western parts of Aleppo on a regular basis, resulting in the deaths of 600 people in 2014, according to the report.

The report criticized the international community because of its inability to punish those responsible for abuses against civilians in Syria, and called for the referral of the conflict in Syria to the International Criminal Court.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly denied the use of his forces explosive barrels, although some human rights organizations documented to be used.