Syria not given GPS data of medical clinic hit by strike

Doctors Without Borders said it took the wrenching decision not to formally inform Syria’s government or its Russian allies about the location of some medical facilities such as the one hit by a deadly airstrike this week.

It came amid concerns that doing so could open them up to targeting in an atmosphere of violence that has killed many civilians.

The charity, also known by its French acronym MSF, says repeated attacks against health facilities during Syria’s five-year civil war have led medical staffers to ask the group not to provide the GPS coordinates of some sites.