Attacks against Medical Facilities in Syria
On 17th Sep 2019, Turkey and Russia agreed to create a demilitarized buffer zone in Idlib province. However, this agreement was not able to avoid the medical facilities from the hostile activities, and according to the datasets, more than 20 attacks were conducted against the medical facilities and personnel since that date, more than 95% conducted by Syrian Regime or Russian forces, and around 4% by HTS, around 79% of these attacks conducted through Airstrikes and 17% through indirect fire including artillery and missiles. Idlib province obviously received majority of these attacks. it is important and vital to keep in mind the significant impact of such attacks not only in the framework of a military operation, but also from a humanitarian and ethical point of view especially while COVID-19 affecting the capacity of the health sector significantly and affecting the the prioritizing mechanism of the medical staffs response during the ongoing crisis.
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