Russia objects to blocking Aleppo bombing
Q. Russia on Oct 8, 2016 vetoed a UNSC Draft resolution demanding an end to bombing in which Syrian city?- Published on 12 Oct 16a. Ramallah
b. Damascus
c. Tartus
d. Aleppo
ANSWER: Aleppo
Russia on Oct 8 2016 vetoed a UNSC draft resolution demanding the end to the city of Aleppo’s bombing in Syria.
- Draft text proposed by France and Spain won 11 votes in favour, Russia and Venezuela voted against the resolution while China and Angola refrained
- This marks the fifth time the Russian nation has used a veto to block UN action to end the 5 year war in Syria
- The United Nations estimates that Syrian conflict has driven more than 4.8 million refugees to neighbouring nations, hundreds of thousands in Europe and displaced 6.6 million people inside the Syria against the pre-war population of more than 20 million
- The war has claimed at least 200,000 lives
- French foreign minister Jean Marc Ayrault urged the UNSC to take steps to save Aleppo from being destroyed by the Russia backed Syrian bombing campaign
- Russia presented its own draft text that urged for separation of moderate and extremist forces in Syria yet made no mention of the halt to the bombing go Aleppo
- Draft failed to get support of 9 full votes- text received 4 votes in favour, 9 against and 2 abstentions
- Russia’s introduction of a rival resolution took Western supporters of the French draft by surprise
