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    The Syrian government harassed the medical staff

    "The Army's goal is to kill the wounded and those who must attend to, "complained one member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) . Most injuries are gunshot or shrapnel

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    The testimony is from a French anesthetist MSF team , who returned from a clandestine mission in Syria. "We were about ten days into Syria and then smuggled from Turkey," he said. "We could move multiple precautions in the region of Idleb "a city in northwestern Syria encircled by the army.

    According to the doctor, "the situation was the same everywhere: most of the wounds were from bullets or shrapnel from shells. I have the memory of a foot torn off by a landmine. care of these people was very precarious, often limited to first aid, "he recalled.

    In 14 months, the conflict over the riots left more than 12,000 dead in Syria, mostly civilians killed by the troops, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH). "Patients leave the hospital operated and return to their homes in record time, sometimes within an hour, for fear of arrest. also had trouble operating. Most care structures have been destroyed. And the medical staff is considered a priority target as fighters, " said the doctor.

    "According to the Syrian doctors, is as dangerous to be caught tending the wounded like having a gun in his hand , "said an MSF surgeon who participated in the mission. "They are terrified," he said. "The two doctors that more work had just been released from prison, where they had been sent on suspicion of wounded had attended peaceful demonstrations. One of them had been tortured , "he said.

    The medical facilities are systematically attacked. "It happened twice. We were in a town a hundred miles of Idleb, we attended wounded during four days, then the army came with tanks and had to run half an hour. We retreated to elsewhere, where we could work for three days before the town was in turn attacked, " he said.

    The doctor reported that pharmacies are also target of the Army. " This is totally wicked therapeutic blockade : is a huge problem for the chronically ill, suffering for example diabetes or kidney failure. For me, the fact that a regular army loot pharmacies and destroying them is something completely new. It is a step towards barbarism , "summarized the surgeon.

    After receiving these new accounts, MSF called again on Tuesday that "in Syria, the integrity of the wounded and medical personnel is considered a priority . " The call came a day after the adoption by the European Union (EU) of a new round of sanctions against the Syrian regime.
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