An investigation commissioned by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) bolsters its claim that Russian and Syrian forces were responsible for the deadly bombing last year of a hospital it was supporting in northern Syria. Video and photographic images captured by medical staff, activists and members of the public were pored over by a UK-based research agency […]
MSF Condemns Bombing of Al Quds Hospital which it Supports
Gaziantep, Turkey, 28 April 2016 – The bombing of an MSF-supported Al Quds hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on Wednesday night has killed at least 14 people, including at least two doctors said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. According to hospital staff on the ground, the hospital was destroyed by at least […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 18/02/2016
The death toll in Syria on Thursday 18/02/2016 reached 27 deaths including three children, and four women. Aleppo witnessed the killings of five civilians; two in mortar shelling on Saif al-Dawla (Aleppo), one in shelling, one in clashes with Kurdish militia, and another shot by Kurdish militia on al-Kastilo Road. Furthermore, four perished in […]
Search for Victims of MSF Hospital Ends
Ma’arat al-Noman’s Civil Defence team have ended their search for victims of the MSF hospital, after undertaking an operation which lasted approximately 50 hours. After ending their operation yesterday evening, they later received a call informing them that the body of a nurse remained underneath the rubble, prompting them to resume work this morning. They […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 16/02/2016
The death toll in Syria on Tuesday 16/02/2016 reached 81 deaths including ten children, and two women. Aleppo witnessed the killings of 33 civilians; ten in shelling on al-Baab, 12 in shelling on al-Sakhur neighbourhood and the towns of Kafr Hamra, Yaqid al-Ads and al-Baab (rural Aleppo), seven in clashes with government forces, two […]
At least seven killed and eight missing in another MSF-supported hospital attack in Idlib province
Gaziantep – At least seven people were killed, and at least eight are missing, presumed dead, after a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) -supported hospital in Idlib province in northern Syria was destroyed in an attack on Monday morning. The hospital in Ma’arat Al Numan was hit by four missiles in two attacks within a few […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 15/02/2016
The death toll in Syria on Monday 15/02/2016 reached 87 deaths including 17 children, eight women, and two killed under torture. Aleppo witnessed the killings of 37 civilians; 13 in Russian airstrikes on I’zaz, six in shelling on Kaljabreen, six in shelling on Andan, Haritan, Ma’rrat al-Arteeq and al-Sheikh I’sa, two migrants from rural […]