29 November 2016, 12:17 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The airstrike on October 18 apparently followed a decision by the Daesh terrorist group to take over part of the clinic and use the facility for meetings, the report explained.
"ISIS [Daesh] fighters’ despicable positioning inside a protected health facility south of Mosul put civilians, including patients, at risk and needs to stop immediately," Human Rights Watch Deputy Middle East Director Lama Fakih said in the release.
The rights group also criticized the US-led coalition, claiming that such airstrikes on civilian facilities are legal only when there are assurances that civilians will not be harmed.
The October 18 airstrike killed Daesh’s so-called transportation minister, according to reports.
