| April 2016 Idlib bombings | |
|---|---|
Location of Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in Syria | |
| Location | 35°38′N36°40′E / 35.633°N 36.667°E /35.633; 36.667 Maarrat al-Nu'man andKafr Nabl,Idlib Governorate,Syria |
| Date | April 19, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-04-19) ~12:00 PM[1] (Eastern European Time) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Weapons | Aerial bombs |
| Deaths | 41-48+[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Syrian Arab Air Force (unclear)[2] Russian Air Force (unclear)[2] |
TheApril 2016 Idlib bombings are two separateaerial bombardments onmarketplaces in the rebel-held towns ofMaarrat al-Nu'man andKafr Nabl in theIdlib Governorate ofSyria. The bombings killed more than 40 civilians and was described as amassacre by theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights.[3]
Around noon on 19 April 2016, the marketplace near the center of Maarrat al-Nu'man was hit by anairstrike, 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]
