ISIS is said to be responsible for spreading a flesh eating bug across Syria according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. Human
rights workers have said that more than 500 cases of Leishmaniasis
disease have been reported in Syria over the past 12 months. see other photos after the cut.
Dilqash
Isa of the Kurdish Red Crescent, said:
'As a result of abominable acts by ISIS that included the killing of innocent people and dumping their corpses in streets, this is the leading factor behind the rapid spread of Leishmaniasis disease.'
The
World Health Organsiation has complained that the country's health
service has collapsed as a result of the bitter civil war.
A
Syrian Kurdish fighter claimed:
'We did not have knowledge about this deadly disease before. We have been fighting on the battlefield for almost four years and this disease basically generated from embattled areas of Tal Hamis, Hon and Qosa.'
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