27 Jun 2019

Overseas Correspondent - Medical Attacks in Conflict.

From Nights, 9:30 pm on 27 June 2019
Smoke billows out from Raqqa following a US-led coalition air strike.

Smoke billows out from Raqqa following a US-led coalition air strike. Photo: AFP

Last year 257 attacks were recorded on hospitals, medical transportation, and healthcare workers in Syria, says the latest report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition.

Although these attacks are illegal under international law, they are becoming the new normal.

We're joined by journalist Elisabeth Mahase from the British Medial Journal.