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Group says Assad regime killed 600 doctors
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSyrian government forces are responsible for killing nearly 600 doctors and medical workers during the four-year war, say Physicians for Human Rights, calling the attacks a crime against humanity.
The New York-based rights group accuses President Bashar Assad’s forces of “systematically” targeting hospitals, clinics and medical personnel since the conflict began in 2011.
Over the past four years, a total of 610 medical personnel were killed, 139 of whom were tortured or executed, according to the report.
The Assad regime is responsible for 97 percent of medical personnel killings, the group says.
— AFP
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