Syria 1st-Hand: The French Surgeon, 71, Who Saved Lives in Homs (de la Baume)

French surgeon Jacques Bérès speaks with France 24 about his efforts in Homs in Syria

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At the age of 71, Dr. Jacques Bérès, a veteran of war zones, left his comfortable Paris life last month to smuggle himself into Homs, the center of the Syrian revolt, to tend to the wounded and the sick.

Working in secret, in a dark, abandoned house, with only one operating table, three beds, four local aides and intermittent electricity, Dr. Bérès operated on 89 people, he said; all but nine survived.

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