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SYRIE. Dans Homs assiégé, le témoignage d'un chirurgien français

"Il y a des immeubles qui flambent, des trous dans les murs des maisons et beaucoup, beaucoup de blessés..."

A plus de 70 ans, le chirurgien français Jacques Bérès opère à Homs, cette ville dont des quartiers entiers sont en train d'être rasés par l'armée syrienne.Co-fondateur, en 1971, de Médecins sans Frontières dont il fut président par deux fois, il est parti une nouvelle fois sur le terrain. Avec cette fois les ordres de mission de deux associations : France-Syrie démocratie et l'Union des associations musulmanes du 93.

A lire sur le Nouvelobs.com :

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/la-revolte-syrienne/20120222.OBS2072/syrie-dans-homs-assiege-le-temoignage-d-un-chirurgien-francais.html

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"9.15am: The veteran French surgeon Dr Jacques Bérès, who has been operating in Homs for three weeks, says he no longer believes he can leave the city, which is being "almost constantly bombarded".

The former MSF chairman and co-founder spoke to Le Nouvel Observateur last night by satellite phone, telling the magazine that the city was starting to look like Beirut during the war and that he was running low on anaesthetics. Our colleague Lizzy Davies provides this translation of his comments:"

A lire sur The Guardian : 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2012/feb/23/syria-marie-colvin-homs-bombardment-continues-live?fb=native

Syria: veteran French surgeonsaves lives after 44 years in world's war zones

'We are just here to help in some way', says Dr Jacques Bérès, 71, pressed into action within hours of arriving in Homs area

When Dr Jacques Bérès crossed into Syria by truck last week, his hulking suitcase full of surgical kit was perched against an awkward cargo – two dozen rocket launchers.

The retired French surgeon – who has volunteered his services in nearly every major global conflict since Vietnam in 1968 – said he rarely had to share transport with gunrunners on his mercy missions. But nothing about this war in Syria seems to be going to script.

A lire sur The Guardian :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/11/syria-french-surgeon-saves-lives