Syria: why bomb hospitals?
The war crimes continue.
Eight years ago, Syria鈥檚 President Bashar al-Assad began his brutal crackdown on opponents of his regime. Air strikes have long targeted hospitals, and in the last rebel stronghold of Idlib medics are being forced underground to survive.
Waad Al-Kateab is a Syrian journalist who lived through this in the city of Aleppo. She filmed what it was like surviving as bombs rained down, living in her husband鈥檚 hospital and bringing her daughter, Sama, into a war-torn world. Now, with co-director Ed Watts, she鈥檚 made a documentary called 鈥淔or Sama鈥�. They came into the Beyond Today studio to share her story, while the 大象传媒's Middle East correspondent, Quentin Sommerville, explains why this war crime is still happening.
鈥淔or Sama鈥� is now in cinemas nationwide and will be broadcast on Channel 4 in October. Thanks to Channel 4 News and ITN Productions for some of the audio featured in this episode.
Producers: Harriet Noble and Seren Jones
Mixed by Nico Raufast
Editor: John Shields
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