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UN humanitarian chief horrified by attacks on civilians in Syria

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    This image made from video posted online by the Shaam News Network, a loosely organized group opposed to Bashar Assad, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows smoke riding from Syrian government airstrikes in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. The United Nations humanitarian chief said on Monday he is "horrified" by the attacks on civilians taking place in Syria, singling out in particular government airstrikes the previous day that killed nearly 100 people in a Damascus suburb. (Shaam News Network via AP video) (The Associated Press)

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    This image made from video posted online by the Shaam News Network, a loosely organized group opposed to Bashar Assad, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of Syrian government airstrikes in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. The United Nations humanitarian chief said on Monday he is "horrified" by the attacks on civilians taking place in Syria, singling out in particular government airstrikes the previous day that killed nearly 100 people in a Damascus suburb. (Shaam News Network via AP video) (The Associated Press)

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    This image made from video posted online by the Shaam News Network, a loosely organized group opposed to Bashar Assad, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of Syrian government airstrikes in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. The United Nations humanitarian chief said on Monday he is "horrified" by the attacks on civilians taking place in Syria, singling out in particular government airstrikes the previous day that killed nearly 100 people in a Damascus suburb.(Shaam News Network via AP video) (The Associated Press)

DAMASCUS, Syria – The United Nations humanitarian chief says he is horrified by the attacks on civilians that are taking place in Syria.

Stephen O'Brien tells reporters that "attacks on civilians are unlawful, unacceptable and must stop."

O'Brien spoke in Damascus on Monday at the end of a three-day visit to Syria, during which he met senior officials and visited the central province of Homs.

His comments came a day after government air raids killed at least 96 people in the Damascus suburb of Douma, making it one of the deadliest single incidents since the country's crisis began in March 2011.

O'Brien said: "I am horrified by the total disrespect for civilian life in this conflict."

Syria's conflict has killed more than 250,000 people and wounded at least a million.