“A little while ago a child came to me who was blue in the face and barely breathing, his mouth filled with sand. I emptied it with my hands. I don’t think they had what we do in any of the medical textbooks … All these humanitarian and rights organisations, all that is nonsense. So is terrorism. What is a greater terrorism than killing civilians with all sorts of weapons? Is this a war? It’s not a war. It’s called a massacre.” Impossible as it seems, things continue to get worse in parts of Syria. From The Guardian: It’s not a war. It’s a massacre.

+ Quartz: The United Nations is officially speechless over hospital bombings in Syria. (Unicef issued a blank statement.)