BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch says that the Syrian army is firing ballistic missiles at populated areas where it is fighting against the rebels, killing hundreds of civilians.
The US group said in a report released on Monday that it has investigated nine apparent missile attacks that killed at least 215 people, half of them children, between February and July.
HRW activists visited sites of seven of the nine attacks. There no apparent military targets near the inspected sites, said the group in a statement, calling for President Bashar Assad to stop indiscriminate attacks.
Government officials can not immediately be reached for comment. The army has repeatedly denied that is against civilians during the conflict in two years, saying that its troops are fighting "terrorists" hiding in civilian areas.
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