In Syria, a cycle of revenge engulfs the Druze city of Sweida
"Most of the bodies are those of civilians. We had nowhere left to put them. Since then, the number has increased even more. There are at least 200, maybe 300, including at least 21 women and 45 children," Kamal said by phone on Thursday evening. The victims were killed by artillery fire, sniper fire and, in some cases, summary executions. The doctor accused government forces, who took control of the neighborhood on Wednesday, of attacking the hospital before withdrawing from Sweida at midnight. "They placed two tanks in front of the hospital and started shelling us until an RPG round destroyed one of the tanks," the doctor said.
"Anyone who tried to bring the wounded to the hospital was targeted by the tanks and snipers. The soldiers told us: 'If you leave the room, you'll be shot. If you hide anyone, you'll be executed.' They asked us if we were Druze or Muslim," Kamal continued. He said that a young man helping the medical staff was shot dead because he stood up to the soldiers. Two doctors, Faten Hilal and Talaat Fawzi Amer, were killed by snipers near the hospital.
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