There is no electricity in the rebel-held portion of eastern Aleppo, and the warplanes flying overhead target any light piercing the blackness beneath. The bombing of the hospitals on Wednesday left just six hospitals functioning, and they are overwhelmed. They are also scared,” said Maher Saqqur, a surgeon who has been advising the doctors in Aleppo over Skype from his clinic in Canada. The White Helmets civil defence teams sometimes intercept the communications of pilots in the planes flying overhead, said Ismail Abdullah, a White Helmets volunteer in Aleppo. The White Helmets have won international acclaim and prizes for their courage.

Source: thestar September 29, 2016 22:30 UTC