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September 13, 2013

U.N. Report: Syrian Gov't Attacking Hospitals, Blocking Treatment 
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A new report by Human Rights Watch says Syrian government and
pro-government forces killed roughly 250 people during one of the
conflict's worst mass executions in the towns of al-Bayda and Baniyas in
May. Another report by United Nations investigators says Syrian
government forces are systemically attacking hospitals and denying
treatment to sick people from areas linked to the opposition. The United
Nations has previously accused both sides in the Syrian conflict of war
crimes.

 

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