On the fifth anniversary of the crisis in Syria, Physicians for Human Rights calls attention to the ongoing attacks on medical personnel and facilities and demands that justice not be sacrificed in the pursuit of peace.
As we approach the sixth year of the conflict, at least 705 medical personnel have been killed, and there have been 346 deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on 246 medical facilities.The Syrian government and its allies are responsible for more than 90 percent of the recorded hospital attacks and over 95 percent of medical personnel killings, with 139 deaths directly attributed to torture or execution.