Elizabeth Trudeau, Director of Press Relations.
U.S. Department of State - Daily Briefing: Nov.02.2015
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Kirby - Any evidence Russia bombed hospitals in Syria? 29 Oct 2015
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Matt Lee: Any evidence Russia bombed hospitals in Syria? 03 Nov 2015
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Matt Lee: Any evidence Russia bombed hospitals in Syria? 05 Nov 2015
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SYRIA CONFLICT UPDATE: RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DENIES EXISTENCE OF SYRIAN HOSPITALS ALLEGEDLY HIT BY AIRSTRIKES - 02 Nov - After reports throughout the last month that Russian airstrikes have hit multiple Syrian hospitals, the Russian Defense Ministry is denying the existence of most of the hospitals, according to Russian state-owned Sputnik News. Russian officials said Monday that the reports by Western media of bombed hospitals were made “without any proof.”
"I would like to remind you that a week ago, several leading Western media outlets citing the U.S.-based Syrian American Medical Society accused us of allegedly bombing hospitals in al-Ees, al-Hader, Khan Tuman, Sarmin, Latamna and al-Zirba," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov told reporters. "We investigated this information. It turned out, in fact, that there is a hospital only in the settlement of Sarmin. There are no hospitals in al-Ees, al-Hader, Khan Tuman, Latamna and al-Zirba, and, consequently, there are no healthcare workers," he added.
The Russian Defense Ministry provided Russian news outlets with aerial photos of what it said was the completely intact hospital in Sarmin, Syria, which was reportedly bombed last Tuesday. The attack killed at least 12 people, according to the Guardian, which cited the hospital’s director as saying the facility would not longer be able to serve patients.
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SYRIA HOSPITALS RUSSIA ACCUSED OF BOMBING DON'T EXIST: DEFENSE MINISTRY - 02 Nov - The Russian Defense Ministry has denied media reports its aircraft hit hospitals in Syria, saying the medical facilities mentioned by Western media don’t actually exist.
The Defense Ministry has checked the data presented in recent media reports, which blamed Russian aviation for hitting several hospitals in Syria, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, the ministry spokesman said in a press briefing on Monday.
Konashenkov denied the accusations, which he said were "traditionally made without any proof, without any factual backing.”
Out of six hospitals that were mentioned in the reports, only one medical facility actually exists in real life, he added.
"We’ve checked this information. It turned out that, a hospital is only present in the village Sarmin,” the spokesman said, adding that there are no hospitals and no medical workers in the other five villages named in media reports.
The Defense Ministry presented a photo of the Sarmin hospital, which was taken on October 31 after the reports emerged.
The image showed the building was intact, disproving claims it had been completely destroyed and 12 people killed.
Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/320509-syria-...
