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Airstrikes hit two Syrian hospitals, with Turkey condemning ‘obvious war crime’ The prospect of even a temporary truce in Syria seemed as distant as ever on Monday, as violence continued unabated across much of the country with hospitals in two towns apparently being bombed by forces supporting Bashar al-Assad, days after Russia denied it was targeting civilians in its aerial campaign. The attacks highlighted the fragility of a deal agreed last week in Munich for a “cessation of hostilities” and the impact on civilians of an unforgiving air war led by the Kremlin that has helped consolidate Assad’s position and exacerbated the misery of the five-year conflict, driving tens of thousands out of their homes towards the Turkish border. The bombardment of a hospital is a too-frequent ‘accident’. It’s also a war crime Bernard Kouchner Read more Assad, the Syrian president, made a televised address on Monday saying that any ceasefire did not mean each side had to stop using weapon