https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/02/iran-backed-iraqi-militias-join-fight-in-syria-after-militants-seize-aleppo
Airstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forces
White Helmets say at least 18 people killed in strikes on five healthcare facilities including maternity hospital
A wave of airstrikes has pummelled hospitals and neighbourhoods in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northern Syria as Islamist insurgents continued to battle forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad after the militants’ lightning assault on Aleppo.
White Helmets civil defence forces based in Idlib, from where the insurgents had launched their attack, said Russian airstrikes had struck five healthcare facilities including a maternity hospital. At least 18 people were killed and 35 injured, they said, adding that they feared numbers could rise.
Russia, along with Iran, is a key backer of Assad and entered the Syrian civil war nearly a decade ago in support of his regime. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaeil told reporters on Monday that Tehran would continue to deploy military personnel to support Damascus “in accordance with the wishes” of the government.
Video from Idlib showed plumes of smoke rising over the city, streets covered in ash and cars on fire in a residential neighbourhood. In a photo shared by the White Helmets, a pile of rubble and cement was visible in a crater in a hospital courtyard.
“No one was prepared for bombardments on this scale over such a large area,” said Ismail Alabdullah, of the White Helmets. “Just now there was an attack on the city hospital in Idlib. Two people died as it caused the oxygen supply to the hospital to break down.”
etc, etc. It's like they haven't missed a beat since their Isis-lite "moderate rebels" were last on the rampage. Complete hypocrisy.
...no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
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