Syria maternity hospital attack leaves two dead

Beirut, July 29

A maternity hospital supported by Save the Children was bombed Friday in an air raid in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, causing casualties and damage, the Britain-based charity said.

At least two people were killed and many injured in an the strike, the charity and its partners said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a jihadist from Al-Nusra Front, which has changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, was killed in the raid.

Alun McDonald, Save the Children regional media manager, said in a separate statement: "There are initial reports of some casualties among patients and staff, although numbers are so far unconfirmed."

The hospital is the biggest in the area, carrying out more than 300 deliveries a month and assisting over 1,350 women, according to Save the Children. — Agencies