COLD-BLOODED

Syrian Government Forces, Backed By Russia, Hit Civilians, Kids in Strikes: Report

Amnesty International says it’s documented at least six attacks on hospitals, blood banks, and schools.

The Syrian government—with Russia’s support—is ramping up its bombing of schools and hospitals in the opposition holdout of Idlib, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Based on interviews with more than a dozen residents, the human rights group said airstrikes and artillery are targeting civilian infrastructure as part of a deliberate attempt to drive out the province’s 3 million inhabitants, many of whom are already refugees. East of Idlib city, a 10-year-old boy was killed and another child was left in critical condition after a rocket landed their school’s playground. In the town of Saraqeb, controlled by an al-Qaeda-linked militia, oxygen-sucking thermobaric bombs were dropped on a blood bank, an ambulance team and volunteer first responders known as the White Helmets.

POINT OF NO RETURN

Syrian War May Be Ending, but Suffering Has Just Begun

Sulome Anderson