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Syrian Government Continues to Destroy Domestic Health Care Infrastructure with Banned Bombs

Thursday, July 16, 2015

On July 1, 2015, government forces bombed medical facilities in the south of Syria, closing down four hospitals and killing one medical worker. Since 2011, there have been 271 attacks on medical facilities, which killed 633 aid workers.

Syrians Desperate for Healthcare as Assad Regime Barrel Bombs Hospitals

Friday, July 3, 2015

Syria Deeply spoke to locals about the Assad regime’s attacks on medical facilities across the country.

Worst Month Yet for Attacks on Hospitals in Syrian Conflict

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Attacks on health care facilities in Syria reached the highest numbers yet in a single month since the start of the conflict in March 2011. In May alone, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) documented 15 attacks on 14 medical facilities, including seven that had been attacked previously.

Syria: New Spate of Barrel Bomb Attacks

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Human Rights Watch documented indiscriminate attacks over the past year in Syria, including use of improvised weapons such as barrel bombs. The attacks have had a devastating impact on civilians, killing or injuring thousands of people, including health workers.

Syria: New Barrel Bombs Hit Aleppo - Attacks Defy UN, Hit Medical Facilities

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Syrian government is indiscriminately striking civilians and civilian objects in Aleppo with unguided, high-explosive barrel bombs. The attacks continue despite a United Nations Security Council Resolution unanimously passed on February 22, 2014, demanding that all parties in Syria cease the indiscriminate use of barrel bombs and other weapons in populated areas. The UN will meet to discuss its second round of reporting on compliance with the resolution on April 30.