Bir Mahali
Bir Mahali[1] (or Birmahle[2]) is a village in the eastern part of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, south of the Syrian Kurdish enclave Kobani and near the town of Sarrin.[3]
The fishing and farming village on the banks of Euphrates is predominantly Arab-populated with some 4000 inhabitants.[4]
United States-led airstrike in 2015
Between 30 April and 1 May 2015,[5] coalition airstrikes led by the United States[4], said to target ISIL,[6] killed at least 64 civilians: 31 minors, 20 women, and 13 men.[1][5] The strikes were ordered when an IS convoy of vehicles arrived in the village late on Thursday night.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the event as a "massacre"[7] and said the attack on the village constitutes the highest civilian losses from an attack by US and allied Arab forces since the launch of their air campaign against ISIL on September 23, 2014.[8]
A United States Central Command spokesperson commented on 2 May 2015, "We currently have no information to corroborate allegations that coalition airstrikes resulted in civilian casualties. Regardless, we take all allegations seriously and will look into them further."[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Coalition bombing killed 64 civilians in Syria last week: Report ", The Business Standard, 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015
- ↑ "52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria: monitor", The Business Standard, 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015
- ↑ "65 people killed and missed in the US- led coalitions airstrikes on Bir Mahli in Aleppo Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.", Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "U.S. strike in Syria blamed for scores of deaths linked to Arab-Kurd rivalry Archived 23 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine.", mcclatchydc.com, 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- 1 2 162 civilians killed in coalition bombings against IS in Syria, The Business Standard, 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015
- ↑ "May 1: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq Archived August 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.", United States Central Command, 1 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015
- ↑ Patrick Martin. "US warplanes kill dozens of civilians in Syria", World Socialist Web Site, 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Ed Blanche. "Civilians pay heavy price in Syria’s war", The Arab Weekly, 8 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.