Konflikt in Syrien erreicht höchstes Gewaltlevel seit langer Zeit

Laut Angaben der UN eskalieren in Syrien gerade unterschiedliche Konflikte und in den letzten Wochen gab es so viele Angriffe und Zwischenfälle wie seit längerer Zeit nicht mehr:

"We are witnessing the largest escalation of hostilities in Syria in four years," Pinheiro said in a statement to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, Syrian forces retaliated following an attack on a graduation ceremony at the Homs Military Academy that killed at least 123 people, including officers and parents of the graduating students, and wounded at least 150, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

In just four days of ground shelling over greater Idlib, some 200 civilians were killed or injured.

"In apparent retaliation for an attack that injured two members of the Turkish security forces in Ankara on 1 October, Turkey reportedly responded with heavy bombardment of [US-backed] Syrian Democratic Forces in Hasakeh [a city in northeastern Syria]," Pinheiro added.

Drone strikes by Turkey on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between 5 and 10 October damaged critical infrastructure and resulted in disruptions to the water and electricity supply of millions of people, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Thursday.

Citing civilian groups, HRW said that there had been 150 attacks on the area, with dozens of people killed.

"By targeting critical infrastructure across northeast Syria, including power and water stations, Turkey has flouted its responsibility to ensure that its military actions do not aggravate the region's already dire humanitarian crisis," Adam Coogle, deputy Middle East director at HRW, said.

In addition to the Syrian, Russian and Turkish attacks, the north and south of Syria have also been attacked by Israel, which has put Damascus and Aleppo International Airports out of service four times since the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinian war on 7 October.