(International Rescue Committee) – Two hospitals supported by the IRC in Syria have been destroyed by air strikes over the past week. Khan Elshih hospital in western Ghouta, south of Damascus, was destroyed on Wednesday (5 October) and the ‘M10’ trauma hospital in besieged eastern Aleppo was destroyed on Monday afternoon (3 Oct). The air attacks on Khan Elshih hospital destroyed the main building resulting in the deaths of two patients and injuring two hospital guards. Staff and facilities at Khan Elshih hospital were transferred to another pre-prepared location. The hospital had been previously attacked in May.
