VIDEO: Russia in Syria - one year on
More than 900 children were among the 3,800 civilians killed in the first year of Russia's bombing campaign
Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow in 2015 (AFP)
Published date: 6 October 2016 11:38 BST
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Last update: 7 years 6 months ago
One year of Russian air strikes in Syria has killed 3,804 civilians, including 906 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Bunker busters and internationally prohibited incendiary weapons, such as white phosphorus, have been reportedly used in Russian pro-government air strikes, sparking an outcry from the UN Human Rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein.
In the UN's strongest condemnation yet, High Commissioner al-Hussein slammed the Syrian government and its allies for alleged "war crimes and crimes against humanity."
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