After Rebels Seized Aleppo, The Syrian Regime And Russia Responded By Bombing A Hospital In A Rebel Area

The Syrian government’s regime and Russia have bombed the university hospital in Idlib city, a city controlled by rebel forces, killing several people and injuring many others.

On the same day, they also bombed two other hospitals in Idlib, causing structural damage.

In 2011, a peaceful uprising against president Bashar Al-Assad’s regime turned into a years-long civil war.

Armed opposition groups tried to take control of the country and fight the government but Assad, with the help of ally Russia, regained control of most parts of the country in 2016.

On Nov. 27, rebel forces regrouped and launched a surprise offensive led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) advanced in government-held areas and seized most of Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria, in just three days.

As a response, Syrian and Russian air forces intensified their bombardments in northern Syria since Nov. 27.

During the 13-year civil war in Syria, there have been nearly 1,000 attacks on healthcare with 500 medical staff killed, according to the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation.

Deliberately attacking hospitals is a war crime under international humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war.

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