Doctors on the Front Lines
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© Cem Genco/Anadolu/Getty Just before sunrise on April 4, 2017, Syrian government aircraft attacked a residential neighborhood in the country with a nerve agent, likely sarin. Hundreds of people were injured; no fewer than 80 died. According to an on-the-ground investigation, victims of the chemical weapon strike suffered terribly. But as the world has seen throughout the conflict in Syria, the government and its Russian allies not only target civilians, but the country’s entire medical infrastructure. Physicians for Human Rights has documented hundreds of attacks on medical facilities, which have left nearly 800 medical personnel dead. The murder of these activist professionals is an attempt to terrorize a whole population into submission—which is why the world owes them not only gratitude for bearing witness, but also liberty and protection.
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