0: 00:00:00:00 00:00:10:00 Good morning. This is our operation room in our field hospital. 1: 00:00:16:09 00:00:20:23 04:14 We have just been shot at and the hospital has been hit. 2: 00:00:29:07 00:00:33:12 04:05 This situation has been going on for over five years. 3: 00:00:33:15 00:00:37:22 04:07 I know I should be calm... 4: 00:00:38:00 00:00:42:14 04:14 ...but I'm finding it very hard to. 5: 00:00:47:13 00:00:51:07 03:19 My name is Doctor Abdulsalam. I'm a urologist. 6: 00:00:51:10 00:00:57:04 05:19 I've been working here for four years, since 2012. 7: 00:00:57:07 00:00:59:11 02:04 I'm married and have two kids. 8: 00:00:59:14 00:01:02:22 03:08 I was born in Aleppo and studied there. 9: 00:01:03:00 00:01:05:22 02:22 Because of the war, I now work as a general surgeon. 10: 00:01:06:00 00:01:09:03 03:03 From 2012 onwards... 11: 00:01:09:06 00:01:15:16 06:10 ...I have been working non-stop in Aleppo's field hospitals. 13: 00:01:29:04 00:01:34:05 05:01 Today, the 11th of October, 2016... 14: 00:01:35:18 00:01:39:07 03:14 ...yet another massacre took place. 15: 00:01:39:10 00:01:44:05 04:20 This time, the bombs came down in two places at once. 16: 00:01:46:10 00:01:50:00 03:15 Is this one ready, doctor? - Yes. 17: 00:01:50:03 00:01:52:08 02:05 Can we bring the next one in? 18: 00:01:56:00 00:02:02:12 06:12 More than fifty wounded came in. 19: 00:02:16:23 00:02:22:08 05:10 Many wounded are lying outside, waiting for an operation. 20: 00:02:22:11 00:02:26:22 04:11 There's loads of them. 21: 00:02:27:00 00:02:31:02 04:02 Three children were killed this morning... 22: 00:02:31:05 00:02:34:18 03:13 ...during an attack by government troops. 23: 00:02:34:21 00:02:41:09 06:13 They bombed a busy market. 25: 00:03:07:09 00:03:13:17 06:08 It's 8:30 a.m., October 12, 2016. 26: 00:03:13:20 00:03:20:15 06:20 The Zabdia neighbourhood just got bombed. 27: 00:03:21:10 00:03:25:02 03:17 What's your name? - Sara. 28: 00:03:28:09 00:03:31:13 03:04 Where does it hurt? 29: 00:03:31:16 00:03:38:17 07:01 How did she sustain her injuries? - My daughter was at home, sleeping. 30: 00:03:38:20 00:03:45:02 06:07 Cluster bombs were dropped on our house. She was in bed. 31: 00:03:45:05 00:03:49:15 04:10 She started to scream, we didn't think too much of it. 32: 00:03:49:18 00:03:54:18 05:00 But then it turned out a piece of shrapnel had lacerated her stomach. 33: 00:03:54:21 00:03:58:00 03:04 All of a sudden, her intestines came out. 34: 00:03:58:03 00:04:02:16 04:13 There are no rebels in our neighbourhood. 35: 00:04:02:19 00:04:09:06 06:12 There are only unarmed civilians in our neighbourhood. 36: 00:04:10:06 00:04:14:20 04:14 Who dropped those bombs? - Russian and Syrian planes. 37: 00:04:14:23 00:04:18:17 03:19 Birds don't drop bombs, do they? 38: 00:04:18:20 00:04:24:14 05:19 Mummy... - What can I do for you, my darling? 39: 00:04:24:17 00:04:26:13 01:21 I want to drink something. 40: 00:04:26:16 00:04:29:21 03:05 Not today, you can drink tomorrow. 41: 00:04:29:24 00:04:36:05 06:06 This is what it's like every day in the OR. It's because of the government bombings. 42: 00:04:36:08 00:04:42:15 06:07 They strike in neighbourhoods where there are only civilians, no fighters. 44: 00:05:05:09 00:05:10:05 04:21 They just hit a building where our doctors reside. 45: 00:05:11:12 00:05:14:20 03:08 I'll show you where the missile hit. 46: 00:05:14:23 00:05:21:07 06:09 Just take a look over here. - Did it just happen? 47: 00:05:40:04 00:05:43:11 03:07 We need to get help. 48: 00:05:43:14 00:05:48:05 04:16 Alert the Civil Defence. 49: 00:05:51:00 00:05:53:06 02:06 Look at that house. 50: 00:05:56:07 00:05:58:02 01:20 Such misery! 51: 00:06:06:00 00:06:09:18 03:18 Get inside before another missile strikes. 52: 00:06:12:00 00:06:17:14 05:14 Thank God I'm still here. I hope the best for the people. 53: 00:06:17:17 00:06:22:17 05:00 I hope we can continue helping people... 54: 00:06:22:20 00:06:28:17 05:22 ...even though our resources are limited. 55: 00:06:28:20 00:06:31:22 03:02 We don't have enough medication and doctors. 56: 00:06:32:00 00:06:37:22 05:22 There are only two surgeons in this hospital. 57: 00:06:38:00 00:06:42:08 04:08 Today, my colleague and I performed fifteen surgeries. 59: 00:06:45:03 00:06:51:22 06:19 I'm on my way to my bedroom. I sleep in the hospital basement. 60: 00:06:52:00 00:06:57:01 05:01 I have to sleep underground. I have no other choice. 61: 00:06:57:04 00:07:00:02 02:23 That's the only way to escape the bombings. 62: 00:07:00:05 00:07:07:17 07:12 But recently, Russian planes have started to use bunker busters. 63: 00:07:07:20 00:07:15:15 07:20 They fire them to cause as much damage as possible. 64: 00:07:19:10 00:07:22:02 02:17 This is my bedroom. 65: 00:07:23:04 00:07:26:00 02:21 This is where I sleep. 66: 00:07:26:03 00:07:27:22 01:19 I have to be honest. 67: 00:07:28:00 00:07:33:13 05:13 Sometimes I close my door... 68: 00:07:33:16 00:07:38:01 04:10 ...and break down in tears because of what I have seen. 69: 00:07:38:04 00:07:42:20 04:16 I never thought this was going to happen. 70: 00:07:42:23 00:07:49:12 06:14 I never thought that one day... 71: 00:07:49:15 00:07:55:20 06:05 ...I would see so many families, as well as our own children and parents... 72: 00:07:55:23 00:08:02:22 06:24 ...suffer like that. Words cannot describe it. 73: 00:08:04:21 00:08:08:18 03:22 Hello? 74: 00:08:09:21 00:08:13:19 03:23 How are you, Daddy? - Fine, and you? 75: 00:08:13:22 00:08:16:16 02:19 We're okay. We miss you. 76: 00:08:16:19 00:08:19:06 02:12 What are you up to? - When are you coming home? 77: 00:08:19:09 00:08:22:05 02:21 Soon, I hope. 78: 00:08:22:08 00:08:24:24 02:16 We miss you lots and lots. 79: 00:08:25:02 00:08:29:01 03:24 Heaps of kisses. Everything is going to be alright. 80: 00:08:29:04 00:08:34:15 05:11 I haven't seen my children for five months. 81: 00:08:36:10 00:08:41:12 05:02 I try calling them every day and we exchange pictures... 82: 00:08:41:15 00:08:44:05 02:15 ...but of course that's not enough. 83: 00:08:44:08 00:08:47:05 02:22 Quick, quick, get out. 84: 00:08:49:13 00:08:51:13 02:00 Quick, that way. 86: 00:08:54:23 00:09:00:12 05:14 Doctor, our patients have to go outside. - Let's get out of here. 87: 00:09:00:15 00:09:04:01 03:11 I don't want to go out. - You have to. 88: 00:09:04:04 00:09:09:10 05:06 I said: Everybody out. Get a move on. 89: 00:09:11:15 00:09:16:12 04:22 What do we do? - He wants the patients to go outside. 90: 00:09:16:15 00:09:19:18 03:03 They can't stay in the hospital. 91: 00:09:20:16 00:09:23:03 02:12 I'm coming. 92: 00:09:30:03 00:09:36:16 06:13 The patient area has been bombed. 93: 00:09:36:19 00:09:40:06 03:12 It was full of patients. 94: 00:09:41:05 00:09:43:10 02:05 Can you help me carry him? 95: 00:09:43:13 00:09:48:16 05:03 You go ahead, we'll take him in the ambulance. 96: 00:09:48:19 00:09:55:01 06:07 We won't leave anyone behind. Everything is going to be alright. 97: 00:09:56:18 00:10:03:03 06:10 It's 2016. It's an outrage that the UN and those in power... 98: 00:10:03:06 00:10:10:09 07:03 ...don't put a stop to the slaughter of patients, doctors and civilians. 99: 00:10:10:12 00:10:14:14 04:02 Only God can protect us. What else can I say? 100: 00:10:14:17 00:10:17:19 03:02 Let's say thanks to God. 102: 00:10:45:15 00:10:48:09 02:19 It's been a long time... 103: 00:10:49:04 00:10:53:14 04:10 ...since I have had time for a cup of coffee in the morning. 104: 00:10:53:17 00:10:59:07 05:15 Because of the bombings that went on day and night... 105: 00:10:59:10 00:11:02:21 03:11 ...I also had to operate day and night. 106: 00:11:02:24 00:11:09:10 06:11 Luckily it's relatively quiet now. 107: 00:11:10:16 00:11:17:14 06:23 Thank God, we can finally set foot outside the hospital again. 108: 00:11:17:17 00:11:22:13 04:21 This is the first time in a month that we have gone outside. 109: 00:11:22:16 00:11:27:21 05:05 At last we get to enjoy the sunshine and some peace. 110: 00:11:29:08 00:11:35:07 05:24 Russia has declared a ceasefire. 111: 00:11:35:10 00:11:39:07 03:22 Giving the rebels a chance to leave. 112: 00:11:39:10 00:11:45:03 05:18 But we are staying. Look at what's written on that wall: 113: 00:11:45:06 00:11:49:05 03:24 'Aleppo, you are bleeding, but I won't leave you.' 114: 00:11:53:00 00:11:56:02 03:02 Such destruction. 115: 00:11:57:14 00:12:00:07 02:18 How can they do a thing like that? 116: 00:12:00:10 00:12:03:05 02:20 I can't believe my eyes. 117: 00:12:03:08 00:12:06:17 03:09 God help us. I need to get out here. 118: 00:12:06:20 00:12:10:14 03:19 I need to get out here. There's only one entrance. 119: 00:12:12:00 00:12:15:08 03:08 You go ahead, I will wait for you here. 120: 00:12:35:05 00:12:40:04 04:24 This is where my family and I once lived. 121: 00:12:43:15 00:12:47:02 03:12 But last week it got bombed. 122: 00:12:47:05 00:12:51:20 04:15 This is the first chance I get to see what happened. 124: 00:13:04:16 00:13:08:22 04:06 The ceasefire ended this weekend. 125: 00:13:09:00 00:13:13:22 04:22 Assad is attacking us again with bombs and missiles. 126: 00:13:14:00 00:13:16:02 02:02 The Russians are attacking us too. 127: 00:13:16:05 00:13:20:13 04:08 The first wounded are now arriving at the hospital. 128: 00:13:21:10 00:13:26:06 04:21 Today it's the 24th of October, 2016. 129: 00:13:27:11 00:13:32:12 05:01 I was with my mum when the bomb hit. 130: 00:13:32:15 00:13:39:15 07:00 I only remember that a strange man carried me off. 131: 00:13:39:18 00:13:44:01 04:08 I asked him why he carried me. I thought I was fine. 132: 00:13:46:20 00:13:49:04 02:09 Did he take you to hospital? - Yes. 133: 00:13:49:07 00:13:51:08 02:01 What did they do? 134: 00:13:53:01 00:13:55:07 02:06 Did you have an operation? 135: 00:13:55:10 00:13:58:01 02:16 What's that in your hand? - A flower. 136: 00:13:58:04 00:14:00:08 02:04 What kind of flower? - A jasmine flower. 137: 00:14:00:11 00:14:05:16 05:05 Who got you that? - I picked it myself. 138: 00:14:06:10 00:14:10:01 03:16 I hope that it stops at Aleppo. 139: 00:14:10:04 00:14:16:00 05:21 That Assad will finally have to pay for his actions. 140: 00:14:17:05 00:14:23:08 06:03 That he will finally be stopped and brought to justice. 141: 00:14:25:07 00:14:29:16 04:09 He must be stopped, or may God help us all. 142: 00:14:29:19 00:14:31:04 01:10