US-led coalition aircraft were responsible for the air strikes which destroyed the Red Crescent's headquarters in Syria's Idlib, in what was a violation of international humanitarian law, President of Turkish Red Crescent Kerem Kinik said on Wednesday.
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Earlier in the day, local media reported that airstrikes hit the Red Crescent headquarters in Idlib at around 3:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT), destroying the building's upper floors and injuring volunteers.
"We strongly condemn hideous air attack led by US coalition on #Idlib #RedCrescent HQ. It's clear #warcrime and #IHL violation," Kinik wrote on Twitter.
Idlib's medical facilities have previously been targeted by strikes, with a maternity hospital suffering shelling and a hospital supported by the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) destroyed last summer.
Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011.