Aleppo bombings (AprilâJuly 2016) | |
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Part of the Battle of Aleppo (2012â2016) | |
Location | Aleppo, Syria |
Coordinates | 36°13âČN 37°10âČE |
Date | 22 April â 18 July 2016 (2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
Target | Military and civilians |
Attack type | Airstrikes and bombardments |
Weapons | Aerial bombs, rockets, artillery and chemical weapons |
Deaths | |
Perpetrators |
The Aleppo bombings (AprilâJuly 2016) were intense bombardments on both rebel and government-held areas in the city of Aleppo, Syria starting in late April 2016. Some rebel shelling also hit a Kurdish-held part of the city. The bombings decreased in intensity after 55 days when a temporary truce was established. [3] However, the bombings continued through July. [1]
On 27 April 2016, four consecutive airstrikes in an opposition-held district of Aleppo hit and destroyed al-Quds hospital and nearby homes. [4] Witnesses said a missile from a low-flying fighter jet hit the hospital directly. [5] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 27 people were killed. [4] MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres (MSF) helped to support the hospital and initially said 14 patients and medical staff were killed. [4] On 4 May 2016, MSF released a statement saying the death toll had risen to 55 after more bodies were found. [6] According to MSF, the pediatric unit of the hospital was almost completely destroyed and the emergency room and laboratory were both entirely destroyed. [6] MSF said the hospital would not be able to reopen for at least two weeks. [6]
NPR reported that Russia and the Syrian government were the only two groups with aircraft in the area. [5] According to a US State Department official, there were indications the Syrian government solely conducted the bombing of the hospital. [7] The Guardian reported that the attack was "part of a broader pattern of systematic targeting of hospitals by the government of Bashar al-Assad". [8] No one claimed responsibility for the airstrike. [5]
On 29 April, the Malla Khan mosque in a government-controlled neighborhood was hit by rockets, killing at least 15 people. The Syrian government reported that the Syrian rebels are behind the attack. [9]
On 3 May, the Syrian rebels fired rockets at government territory and killed 19 people. The rockets hit a hospital and killed 3 and wounded 17, according to government sources. [10]
On 2 August, Russia claimed that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement bombed with chemical weapons the government held areas of Aleppo, inflicting losses in civilian population. [2]
Aleppo bombings (AprilâJuly 2016) | |
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Part of the Battle of Aleppo (2012â2016) | |
Location | Aleppo, Syria |
Coordinates | 36°13âČN 37°10âČE |
Date | 22 April â 18 July 2016 (2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
Target | Military and civilians |
Attack type | Airstrikes and bombardments |
Weapons | Aerial bombs, rockets, artillery and chemical weapons |
Deaths | |
Perpetrators |
The Aleppo bombings (AprilâJuly 2016) were intense bombardments on both rebel and government-held areas in the city of Aleppo, Syria starting in late April 2016. Some rebel shelling also hit a Kurdish-held part of the city. The bombings decreased in intensity after 55 days when a temporary truce was established. [3] However, the bombings continued through July. [1]
On 27 April 2016, four consecutive airstrikes in an opposition-held district of Aleppo hit and destroyed al-Quds hospital and nearby homes. [4] Witnesses said a missile from a low-flying fighter jet hit the hospital directly. [5] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 27 people were killed. [4] MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres (MSF) helped to support the hospital and initially said 14 patients and medical staff were killed. [4] On 4 May 2016, MSF released a statement saying the death toll had risen to 55 after more bodies were found. [6] According to MSF, the pediatric unit of the hospital was almost completely destroyed and the emergency room and laboratory were both entirely destroyed. [6] MSF said the hospital would not be able to reopen for at least two weeks. [6]
NPR reported that Russia and the Syrian government were the only two groups with aircraft in the area. [5] According to a US State Department official, there were indications the Syrian government solely conducted the bombing of the hospital. [7] The Guardian reported that the attack was "part of a broader pattern of systematic targeting of hospitals by the government of Bashar al-Assad". [8] No one claimed responsibility for the airstrike. [5]
On 29 April, the Malla Khan mosque in a government-controlled neighborhood was hit by rockets, killing at least 15 people. The Syrian government reported that the Syrian rebels are behind the attack. [9]
On 3 May, the Syrian rebels fired rockets at government territory and killed 19 people. The rockets hit a hospital and killed 3 and wounded 17, according to government sources. [10]
On 2 August, Russia claimed that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement bombed with chemical weapons the government held areas of Aleppo, inflicting losses in civilian population. [2]