A statement issued by doctors and pharmacists in the city of Idlib on the suspension of emergency and non-emergency work in the hospitals of the city temporarily to protest the increasing violations against medical personnel and the situation of chaos and insecurity, calling for the immediate release of detainees from medical staff, especially Dr. Mazen Dukhan.

The statement demanded disclosure of the faces of the security elements deployed in the city of Idlib and barriers, and binding them to wear uniform and have identification cards.

Doctors and pharmacists refused arresting any medical personnel except through the competent union and under an official letter issued by the judiciary, demanding the right to carry individual weapons and self-defense.

The suspension of work in the hospitals will begin on Thursday for a three-day extension period if necessary. The statement also threatened to escalate the suspension of medical services throughout the Syrian north unless the demands are met.

The signatories said: "There are systematic policies that led to the evacuation of the medical staff, criticizing" the failure of the security forces in the region to take measures to reduce violations despite repeated appeals. "

The statement condemned the attacks and kidnapping against medical staff in the liberated areas "without providing the minimum security requirements to protect them, which makes them highly vulnerable to violence and exploitation."

The recent arrest of Dr. Mazen Dukhan by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has led to widespread criticism that it issued a statement saying that "Dukhan" who has attacked a force of Tahrir al-Sham as they were raiding a cell of the "Islamic State" organization west of Idlib .