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and aid groups blasted the United Nations
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Security Council on Thursday for a "woefully inadequate" response to the killing of civilians in Syria, and urged it to ensure that those responsible will be punished.
The 15-member council has been largely deadlocked over how to deal with the four-year war in Syria. Syrian ally Russia, backed by China, has vetoed several resolutions threatening action against Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
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's government.
The coalition, which includes
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, International Rescue Committee and Save the Children, said it was outraged at the unchecked brutality in Syria.
The United Nations says some 220,000 people have been killed in Syria and 12.2 million people need help, including more than 5 million children. About 7.6 million are internally displaced and more than 4 million have fled Syria.