Defense

Intense New Airstrikes Reported In Aleppo; Fewer Than 30 Doctors Remain In City

Written by Teunis Felter

Aleppo, Syria’s divided city where airstrikes hit two rebel-held hospitals earlier this week, is under renewed attack, as reports emerge that Russian and Syrian forces are using incendiary phosphorous munitions as part of an intensified shelling and bombing campaign. The largest hospital in the rebel-held portion of the northern city, which had already suffered a strike earlier this week, was hit again by at least two barrel bombs Saturday. Syria’s civil war has brought a stark turnaround for Aleppo, which once had more than 2 million residents and ranked as one of the region’s cultural and commercial capitals.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/01/496201356/intense-new-airstrikes-reported-in-aleppo-fewer-than-30-doctors-remain-in-city

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.