on the morning we were filming, it already received three patients who would need amputati amputationsl of the attacks have put a huge strain on this unit. they have had to bring in translators, and double plastic surgeons, and there are now more syrian patients inside here than medical personnel. once they have been treated, syrians face a choice as to whether to go home. this man returned to the border with his bags of medicine, and was hobbling his way back. he paid a hundred dollars for his drugs. they brought me by ambulance because i was very sick. i needed medicine for my heart. i was going to die. no hospitals have been attacked sinces the cessation of hostilities, but for those injured in the fighting, the best they can hope is that someone can get them to another country for treatment. lawrence lee, al jazeera, turkey. >>> fighting between government troops and houthi rebels has intensified in ta'izz. the city has been under siege by houthi rebels for more than ten months. it's an important battle ground between government loyalists, and houthi forces with reported ties to ir