'We need action': Last doctors in Aleppo write letter to Obama
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 6:45 AM ET, Thu August 11, 2016
CNN) — "We do not need tears or sympathy or even prayers," said Aleppo's last remaining doctors in an open letter to US President Barack Obama. "We need action."
The 29 doctors serving the 300,000 people still living in eastern Aleppo urged the US President to create a bomb-free zone in the Syrian city -- and called for a lifeline to bring in urgently needed medical supplies.
"We have seen no effort on behalf of the United States to lift the siege or even use its influence to push the parties to protect civilians," said the letter.
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