Thursday, April 28, 2016

Wave of Syrian Airstrikes Hit Hospital, Killing 27; Rebels Blame Assad Govt. for Airstrikes in Aleppo

A wave of nighttime airstrikes hit a hospital in Syria -- supported by Doctors Without Borders -- and nearby buildings in the rebel-held part of the city of Aleppo, killing at least 27 people, as the UN envoy for Syria appealed today (April 28, 2016) on the U.S. and Russia to help revive peace talks and a ceasefire, according to the Times of Israel website.

Six hospital staff and three children were among the casualties. The strikes -- which occurred around midnight -- hit the al-Quds field hospital in the rebel-held district of Sukkari in Aleppo, according to rescue workers.

The chief Syrian opposition negotiator, Mohammed Alloush, blamed the government of President Bashar Assad for the deadly airstrikes. He said that the latest violence by government forces shows "the environment [for peace talks] is not conducive to any political action."

The Civil Defense -- a volunteer first-responders agency whose members went to the scene of the attack -- put the death toll at 30 and said the dead included six hospital staff. It added there were still victims buried under the rubble and that the rescue work was continuing.

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