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Syrian Government Airstrikes Hit 5 Clinics in Rebel-held Areas

Syrian government airstrikes struck five makeshift hospitals Saturday in rebel-held areas, killing one infant and jeopardizing medical care for more than 200,000 civilians in rebel-held areas, according to a British-based human rights group. The Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrikes disabled four clinics in the provincial capital of Aleppo and one in Atareb just west of the city. Syrian government and allied forces last week surrounded rebel-held sections of Aleppo, which...

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