MSF says more die in strikes on Syrian hospitals
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The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders says there has been an escalation in deaths from airstrike attacks on hospitals in Syria in the last month -- roughly the same period Russia began its air campaign in the war-torn country.
The group said in a statement Thursday that 35 Syrian patients and medical staff have died and 72 have been wounded in the attacks in northern Syria's provinces of Aleppo and Idlib and the central provinces of Hama.
These are also provinces where Russian airstrikes have largely been taking place since Sept. 30. Syrian government jets have also continued their attacks in the meantime.
The aid group, also known as MSF according to its French acronym, says 12 hospitals have been targeted in attacks, including six it supports. The attacks have caused five hospitals to shut down.
