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Why Russia is destroying hospitals in Syria (again)

By Tom Rogan

Published May 2, 2019 6:11pm ET

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Why Russia is destroying hospitals in Syria (again) — Smoke rises after a TNT bomb was thrown from a helicopter, hitting a rebel position during heavy fighting between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and opposition fighters in the Idlib province countryside, Syria, Sept. 19, 2013. | (AP Photo/File)

Preparing for a ground offensive into the rebel-controlled Idlib governate, Russia is once again launching air strikes on hospitals in western Syria.

The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations notes that since April 28, four hospitals in the Idlib and Hama governates have been struck by air and mortar strikes. UOSSM cannot identify who is responsible for the air strikes, but I am very confident it was the Russian air force.

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