April 2016 Idlib bombings
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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]
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Location of Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in Syria | |
Location | Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria |
Coordinates | 35°38′N 36°40′E |
Date | April 19, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-19) ~12:00 PM[1] (Eastern European Time) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Weapons | Aerial bombs |
Deaths | 41-48+[1] |
Perpetrators | Syrian Arab Air Force (unclear)[2] Russian Air Force (unclear)[2] |
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