The charity said it had not given Syrian or Russian authorities GPS coordinates for the hospital in Idlib province and other medical facilities it works with in the region for fear that they would become military targets, writes the Associated Press. Joanne Liu, the organization’s international president, said “deliberate attacks” against hospitals have become routine in the Syrian conflict and the country’s health-care system “has collapsed” as a result.
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