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Attack on Aleppo Hospital Shows Disregard for Human Life - NGO

© AFP 2023A picture taken on April 28, 2016 shows Syrian men inspecting the damage at the Al-Quds hospital building following reported airstrikes on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Sukkari in the northern city of Aleppo.
A picture taken on April 28, 2016 shows Syrian men inspecting the damage at the Al-Quds hospital building following reported airstrikes on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Sukkari in the northern city of Aleppo. - Sputnik International
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A recent airstrike on a hospital in Syria’s Aleppo shows disregard for human life and may constitute a war crime, a human rights watchdog said in a statement.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, the international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced that at least 14 people were killed overnight in an airstrike on the al-Quds hospital in Aleppo, which has been mired in heavy fighting in recent days.

A view shows the damage at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo, April 28, 2016. - Sputnik International
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"Deadly airstrikes on a hospital and a clinic in Aleppo show a disregard for civilian life and may amount to war crimes… Deliberate or reckless attacks against civilians and civilian structures committed with criminal intent are war crimes," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement Saturday.

The organization called on the UN Security Council to investigate the incident.

"As the ceasefire frays, Syrian civilians are again paying the price in blood… The UN Security Council should act immediately over the attack on al-Quds Hospital and demand an inquiry to determine who is responsible," Philippe Bolopion, HRW’s deputy director for global advocacy, said as quoted by the organization.

Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting numerous opposition groups, including the Western-backed allegedly moderate factions, as well as terrorist formations.

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