07 November 2017•Update: 07 November 2017
By Adham Kako
ANKARA
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a London-based rights watchdog, published a report on Tuesday in which it was said four healthcare workers had been killed in recent violence in Syria.
According to the report, an emergency worker was killed last month by Assad regime forces, while two pharmacists were killed by Russian forces and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes.
The report also stated that armed opposition groups had caused the death of a doctor while fighting Syrian regime forces.
According to the report, the number of medical personnel killed in clashes from January to October of this year now stands at 97.
The SNHR also noted that Assad regime forces had carried out five separate attacks on health facilities and civil-defense (White Helmets) centers in October, while Russian forces had targeted a health facility.
Calling for UN intervention to protect civilians in Syria, the report also called for the Syrian regime -- along with allies Russia and Iran -- to be prosecuted for war crimes.
Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating civil war that began in when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the fighting and more than 10 million displaced, according to claims by the UN.
*Ali Murat Alhas contributed to this report from Ankara
