Doha /Information Office/ 17 August 2015/ The State of Qatar strongly condemns the crime committed by the Syrian regime against innocent civilians in the popular market in Damascus suburb town of Douma, which claimed the lives of more than a hundred people. Ministry of Foreign affairs said in a statement released today, that the Syrian regime continuation to commit crimes against innocent civilians in flagrant defiance of human conscience and international law increases the complexity of the Syrian crisis, and puts significant obstacles to reaching a political solution to the crisis. It also impedes the international efforts to achieve political transition based on Geneva statement of June 30, 2012. In its statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed its call on the international community to shoulder its moral and legal responsibilities and to take the necessary measures in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law for the protection of the Syrian people, and to hold accountable those responsible for such crimes.