That's a shame. With so many wounded, hospitals are needed so badly.
Syria field hospitals forced to close by intense government bombing
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Activists warn that, as hospitals in southern Syria are closing, nearby Jordan is closing its border to injured civilians
Makeshift field hospitals throughout Syria provide essential medical treatment near areas of heavy fighting (AFP)
Mary Atkinson
Thursday 2 July 2015 17:25 UTC
Bombing by government forces in southern Syria has forced four field hospitals to close, with medical workers among those injured by recent bombings, monitors say.
On Wednesday an airstrike in the village of Saida just east of Deraa city, aimed at a checkpoint held by the rebel group Jaish al-Yarmouk, killed three fighters and a medical worker at a nearby field hospital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Thursday.
Activists from Saida published footage claiming to be from the scene of the second of two attacks to target the small town on Wednesday, showing a huge crater in the middle of a residential street.
A local resident, Mamoon Aloush, wrote on Wednesday that the local field hospital had been shut down following the attacks, due to “the repeated bombings in the area around the facility”.
The hospital ceased taking in patients on Wednesday afternoon, but put out an urgent call asking local residents with cellars in their homes to “donate” them so that medical workers could continue treating people.
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Syria field hospitals forced to close by intense government bombing
#SyriaWar
Activists warn that, as hospitals in southern Syria are closing, nearby Jordan is closing its border to injured civilians
Makeshift field hospitals throughout Syria provide essential medical treatment near areas of heavy fighting (AFP)
Mary Atkinson
Thursday 2 July 2015 17:25 UTC
Bombing by government forces in southern Syria has forced four field hospitals to close, with medical workers among those injured by recent bombings, monitors say.
On Wednesday an airstrike in the village of Saida just east of Deraa city, aimed at a checkpoint held by the rebel group Jaish al-Yarmouk, killed three fighters and a medical worker at a nearby field hospital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Thursday.
Activists from Saida published footage claiming to be from the scene of the second of two attacks to target the small town on Wednesday, showing a huge crater in the middle of a residential street.
A local resident, Mamoon Aloush, wrote on Wednesday that the local field hospital had been shut down following the attacks, due to “the repeated bombings in the area around the facility”.
The hospital ceased taking in patients on Wednesday afternoon, but put out an urgent call asking local residents with cellars in their homes to “donate” them so that medical workers could continue treating people.
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Syria field hospitals forced to close by intense government bombing Middle East Eye