EU condemns attack against hospital and schools in Syria

BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- The EU condemned Monday's deadly attacks against medical facilities and schools in Aleppo and Idlib in northern Syria as "completely unacceptable." EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides in a joint statement here tonight said the air attacks on four hospitals in Idlib province and in Azaz took the lives of at least seven innocent people.
In addition, attacks on two schools in Azaz reportedly killed six children. "Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, MSF's medical staff and the humanitarian aid workers," the statement said. These attacks follow a series of similar assaults against civilian infrastructure happening on an almost daily basis across Syria which are in clear violation of international humanitarian law, it noted. The EU stressed that humanitarian organisations carrying out life-saving work in very difficult conditions must be protected. (end) nk.gb