LONDON: US Special Forces helped pregnant Syrian women deliver their children in a refugee camp in eastern Syria, UK daily The Times reported.
The US base commanders were unwilling to help at first, however, pressure by activists in the UK contacting the UK Foreign Office lead to them agreeing.
Volunteers at the Rukban camp in the eastern Al-Tanf area got in touch with the Syria Solidarity Campaign in in the UK asking the Foreign Office for help.
The camp’s medical officer was not trained in childbirth but was able to perform the surgery with the help of a colleague who guided the officer via video link from the US.
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US Special forces deliver babies for Syrian refugees
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US Special forces deliver babies for Syrian refugees
- The US base commanders were unwilling to help at first, however, pressure by activists in the UK contacting the UK Foreign Office lead to them agreeing
- The camp’s medical officer was not trained in childbirth but was able to perform the surgery with the help of a colleague who guided the officer via video link from the US
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors’ group says
- Saturday’s attack by RSF occurred close to the city of Rahad in North Kordofan province, said the Sudan Doctors Network
- The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area
CAIRO: A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted.
Saturday’s attack by the Rapid Support Forces occurred close to the city of Rahad in North Kordofan province, said the Sudan Doctors Network, which tracks the country’s ongoing war.
The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area, the group said in a statement. Among the dead children were two infants.
Several others were wounded and taken for treatment in Rahad, which suffers severe medical supplies shortages, like many areas in the Kordofan region, the statement said.
The doctors’ group urged the international community and rights organizations to “take immediate action to protect civilians and hold the RSF leadership directly accountable for these violations.”
There was no immediate comment from the RSF, which has been at war against the Sudanese military for control of the country for about three years.
Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
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