Aleppo bombings (April–July 2016)
| Aleppo bombings (April–August 2016) | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Battle of Aleppo (2012-present) | |
  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 | |
| 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
Russia claim that the US-backed rebel group Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki bombed with chemical weapons the government held areas of Aleppo inflicting losses in civilian population on the 2nd of August.[2]
Reactions
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United Nations - The UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura condemned the attack on the al-Quds Hospital and believes that it was a deliberate war crime.[9] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also condemned the "monstrous disregard for civilian lives by all parties to the conflict."[10] -
France - The French government "utterly condemn the bombing targeted against Al Quds Hospital in Aleppo" and called for a meeting of the International Syria Support Group.[11] -
Qatar - The Qatari envoy to the Arab League has called for a league meeting to discuss the "dangerous escalation seen in Aleppo were civilians are subjected to massacres at the hands of the forces of the Syrian regime, which led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds."[12] -
United States - The US State Department was "outraged by yesterday’s airstrikes in Aleppo on the al-Quds hospital supported by both Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross, which killed dozens of people, including children, patients, and medical personnel."[13]
References
- 1 2 3 SOHR (18 July 2016). "More than 900 civilian casualties since the start of the bombing escalation over Aleppo city until". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Moscow blames rebels for 'chemical attacks' as Aleppo battle rages". Middle East Eye. AFP. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ SOHR (16 June 2016). "Temporary truce announced after 55 bloody days that killed and injured more than 3500 civilian". Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Aleppo's 'Last Paediatrician' Dies In Airstrike". Sky News. 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Air strikes on Aleppo hospital kill doctors and children". Reuters. 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "The Aleppo Hospital Cover-up". Global Research. 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Latest: MSF says Syria hospital bombing killed 50". AP. 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rebels launch assault in Syria's Aleppo, diplomats try to revive truce". Reuters. 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "De Mistura: Aleppo hospital strike appears deliberate". Al Arabiya. 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rebels shell mosque in Aleppo as truce declared for other parts of Syria". AP/CBC. 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Qatar Requests Emergency Arab League Meeting on Aleppo Developments". Qatar News Agency. 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Attack on al-Quds Hospital in Aleppo, Syria". US Department of State. 28 April 2016.