REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - When the Syrian army rolled into his hometown to crush rebellion there, Omar, an orthopedic surgeon, knew it was only a matter of time before his field hospital was discovered by President Bashar al-Assad's troops. For four days he hid inside the makeshift clinic in the northern town of Idlib, continuing to treat the sick and wounded along with the other staff, but as the soldiers drew closer Omar made his escape to Turkey. "It was not a choice to come here. I was forced. The army came into Idlib. We kept working until they got too close. ... Get the complete story
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