Gutierrez condemns air raids targeting civilians in northwestern Syria
ARK News: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez condemned on Thursday the "severe" airstrikes targeting civilians in northwestern Syria, particularly "medical facilities and medical personnel.
"Many of these facilities were shelled Wednesday, including a hospital in Ma’aret N’uman which is one of the largest medical institutions in the area and was given its coordinates to the warring parties," Gutierrez said in a statement.
Gutierrez said "protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities” should be done, stressing that those who "commit serious violations of international humanitarian law must be held accountable."
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