Russia has cast 11 vetoes on possible security council action on Syria since its civil war began in 2011. Advocacy group the Violations Documentation Centre, which has compiled data on attacks in Syria, said hospitals were being targeted with different munitions to those used elsewhere in Ghouta. “We have observed and documented that the Syrian government targeted the medical points with directed rockets,” said Mona Zeineddine, its director of communications. “Even as we’re rescuing people from under the rubble or driving them to the hospitals we are mercilessly and directly targeted. “Shouldn’t there be an emergency security council meeting to resolve this?,” said Ghoutani.

Source: The Guardian February 22, 2018 17:21 UTC