Civilians Wounded in Hospital Attack in Azaz, Syria

The Women and Children’s Hospital in Azaz city, after it was attacked on February 15, 2016. The hospital stands on a main road, which sees a lot of traffic.
The Women and Children’s Hospital in Azaz city, after it was attacked on February 15, 2016. The hospital stands on a main road, which sees a lot of traffic.  © 2016 Syria Charity
A child stands in the hole created by the impact of what local activists say was a ballistic missile.
A child stands in the hole created by the impact of what local activists say was a ballistic missile. © 2016 Alaa al-Din Qassim, Aleppo Media Center
A damaged room in the Azaz Women and Children’s Hospital. A representative of Syria Charity, which runs the hospital, told Human Rights Watch three rooms could no longer be used.
A damaged room in the Azaz Women and Children’s Hospital. A representative of Syria Charity, which runs the hospital, told Human Rights Watch three rooms could no longer be used.  © 2016 Syria Charity
Outside the Women and Children’s Hospital, Azaz.
Outside the Women and Children’s Hospital, Azaz. © 2016 Syria Charity
The missile struck near the hospital’s gatehouse, severely injuring a hospital security guard and an ambulance driver, among others. “If the rocket had fallen on the building, it would have been much worse,” a doctor at the hospital told Human Rights Watc
The missile struck near the hospital’s gatehouse, severely injuring a hospital security guard and an ambulance driver, among others. “If the rocket had fallen on the building, it would have been much worse,” a doctor at the hospital told Human Rights Watch.  © 2016 Syria Charity

Attacks on Azaz and a neighboring town in northern Aleppo, Syria, hit two hospitals and a school used by displaced Syrians, killing at least 20 civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Witness statements and evidence of the aftermath indicates that the attacks on February 15, which also wounded 38, were part of the joint Russian-Syrian offensive in the area.
 

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