There Are No More Hospitals Left In Rebel-Held Aleppo

It is with a heavy heart that we must report this news. Our coverage of Syria has rarely been optimistic, but this weekend plunged Syrians into a new level of despair with even fewer options for improvement. Four separate hospitals were hit during Russian-led airstrikes on Friday, kicking off a weekend of targeted attacks on rebel-held east Aleppo and the deadliest weekend for Syria’s medical teams. After the Omar bin Abdul Aziz facility was struck, reports confirmed that the last operating hospital in east Aleppo was destroyed. This means that about 250,000 people are without access to medicine or medical care, and it looks like rebel-held districts are on the brink of collapse. Doctors Without Borders, who are usually the “never give up” type, said east Aleppo’s hospitals had been hit by bombs in more than 30 separate attacks since July and at this point, there is just no possibility of sending help or more supplies.

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