Western Powers Clash at UN with Russia, Syria over Syrian Hospital Attacks

The United Nations said on Friday at least 18 health centers have been attacked in the past three weeks in northwestern Syria, prompting a confrontation between western powers and Russia and Syria at the Security Council over who is to blame. While the area is nominally protected by a Russian-Turkish deal agreed in September to avert a new battle, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces — backed by Russians — have launched an offensive on the last major insurgent stronghold. Some...

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