The Latest: MSF “extremely worried” by new fighting in Syria

A Russian soldier is seen as smoke rises from a controlled land mine detonation by Russian experts in the ancient town of Palmyra in the central Homs province, Syria, Thursday, April 14, 2016. Russian combat engineers arrived in Syria on a mission to clear mines in Palmyra, which has been recaptured from Islamic State militants in an offensive that has proven Russia's military might in Syria despite a drawdown of its warplanes. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) A Russian soldier is seen as smoke rises from a controlled land mine detonation by Russian experts in the ancient town of Palmyra in the central Homs province, Syria, Thursday, April 14, 2016. Russian combat engineers arrived in Syria on a mission to clear mines in Palmyra, which has been recaptured from Islamic State militants in an offensive that has proven Russia's military might in Syria despite a drawdown of its warplanes. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

By Associated Press April 15, 2016 2 min read

BEIRUT (AP) – The Latest on the conflict in Syria as a new round of peace talks begins in Geneva (all times local):

6:15 p.m.

An international medical relief organization says it is “extremely worried” about the security of people fleeing fighting in northern Syria and about their access to health care.

Medicins Sans Frontieres, also known as MSF or Doctors Without Borders, says it knows of just five operating hospitals in the Azaz district, where Syrians who have already been displaced by conflict are now fleeing renewed fighting between Syrian rebels and the Islamic State group.

Muskilda Zancada, head of the MSF mission in Syria, says the situation on the ground “remains very unpredictable.”