Russian warplanes and their Syrian government allies battered rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo on Saturday, and rebels and aid workers accused them of destroying one of the city's main hospitals and killing at least two patients. "The hospital is now out of service completely," said Mohammad Abu Rajab, a radiologist in the hospital. Whoever wants to fight terrorists does not attack hospitals!" U.S. condemns Russia bombings as 'barbarism'The U.S envoy to the UN last week called Russia's actions in Syria "barbarism," not counterterrorism. Rebels say Moscow and the Syria army have been targeting power plants, hospitals and bakeries to force thousands into surrender.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2016 18:22 UTC