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]

Location35°38′N 36°40′E
Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria
DateApril 19, 2016; 10 years ago (2016-04-19)
~12:00 PM[1] (Eastern European Time)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Airstrike
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April 2016 Idlib bombings
Location of Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in Syria
Location35°38′N 36°40′E
Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria
DateApril 19, 2016; 10 years ago (2016-04-19)
~12:00 PM[1] (Eastern European Time)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Airstrike
WeaponsAerial bombs
Deaths41-48+[1]
Perpetrators Syrian Arab Air Force (unclear)[2] Russian Air Force (unclear)[2]
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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]

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