April 2016 Idlib bombings explained

April 2016 Idlib bombings
Location:Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Target:Civilians
Time:~12:00 PM
Timezone:Eastern European Time
Type:Airstrike
Fatalities:41-48+[1]
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Perpetrators: Syrian Arab Air Force (unclear)[2] Russian Air Force (unclear)
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Weapons:Aerial bombs
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The April 2016 Idlib bombings are two separate aerial bombardments on marketplaces in the rebel-held towns of Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. The bombings killed more than 40 civilians and was described as a massacre by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.[3]

The bombings

Around noon on 19 April 2016, the marketplace near the center of Maarrat al-Nu'man was hit by an airstrike, killing more than 38 civilians and wounding others. Simultaneously, the market in the town of Kafr Nabl was bombed, killed at least 9 people.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syria conflict: Air strikes on Idlib markets 'kill dozens'. BBC. 19 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Air strike on market kills around 40 in opposition-held northwest Syria. Reuters. 19 April 2016.
  3. Web site: 44 civilians killed by 2 massacres in Idlib countryside . SOHR . 19 April 2016 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422221606/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2016/04/19/44-civilians-killed-by-2-massacres-in-idlib-countryside/ . 22 April 2016 .