At 1:20 p.m.on July 23, a government airstrike scored a direct hit to the hospital. Several hours later, early July 24, a second airstrike hit. Staff members scrambled to save the infants and rushed them to a safer location in the basement, but Ali -- already weak -- lost his oxygen supply. Malaika and a doctor tried to perform manual CPR on Ali's fragile body but knew there was nothing they could do. Three more babies died from dust inhalation during the attacks.
Source: CNN August 13, 2016 04:07 UTC