Aleppo bombings (April–July 2016)

Aleppo bombings (April–July 2016)
Part of the Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
Aleppo
Location of Aleppo within Syria
Location Aleppo, Syria
Coordinates 36°13′N 37°10′E
Date 22 April – 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
  • 525 killed by government airstrikes and shelling (SOHR claim)[1]
  • 416 killed by rebel bombardment[1][2]
Perpetrators

The Aleppo bombings (April–July 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]

The attacks

Al-Quds Hospital

On early 28 April 2016, the Médecins Sans Frontières and ICRC-supported al-Quds hospital in opposition-controlled Aleppo was hit by 4 consecutive airstrikes, allegedly destroying the building and killing between 14 and more than 50 people, including two doctors, one of which is a paediatrician, and 3 children.[4] The US State Department indicated that the Syrian government is responsible for the attack.[5] However, the Russian MoD released satellite imagery of the hospital after the attacks, allegedly showing that the hospital had received no extra damage from a previous attack.[6]

Malla Khan mosque

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.[7]

Al-Dabit hospital

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.[8]

Alleged chemical attacks

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]

Reactions

References

  1. 1 2 3 SOHR (18 July 2016). "More than 900 civilian casualties since the start of the bombing escalation over Aleppo city until". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Moscow blames rebels for 'chemical attacks' as Aleppo battle rages". Middle East Eye. AFP. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ SOHR (16 June 2016). "Temporary truce announced after 55 bloody days that killed and injured more than 3500 civilian". Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Aleppo's 'Last Paediatrician' Dies In Airstrike". Sky News. 29 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Air strikes on Aleppo hospital kill doctors and children". Reuters. 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Aleppo Hospital Cover-up". Global Research. 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Latest: MSF says Syria hospital bombing killed 50". AP. 29 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rebels launch assault in Syria's Aleppo, diplomats try to revive truce". Reuters. 3 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "De Mistura: Aleppo hospital strike appears deliberate". Al Arabiya. 28 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rebels shell mosque in Aleppo as truce declared for other parts of Syria". AP/CBC. 29 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Syria – Attack against Al Quds Hospital in Aleppo – Statement by the minister of foreign affairs and international development (April 27, 2016)". France Diplomatie. 27 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Qatar Requests Emergency Arab League Meeting on Aleppo Developments". Qatar News Agency. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  13. ↑ "Attack on al-Quds Hospital in Aleppo, Syria". US Department of State. 28 April 2016.
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