| Maarrat al-Numan market bombing Maarrat al-Numan market massacre | |
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| Part of Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
  Ma'arrat al-Numan Location of Maarrat al-Numan in Syria
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| Location | Maarrat al-Numan, Idlib Governorate, Syria |
| Coordinates | 35°38′N 36°40′E / 35.633°N 36.667°E |
| Date |
22 July 2019 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.[1] (local time) |
| Target | public market, houses |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Weapons | Aerial bombs |
| Deaths | 43 civilians |
Non-fatal injuries | 109 |
| Assailants |
 Russian Air Force |
| Motive | unknown |
The Maarrat al-Numan market bombing or Maarrat al-Numan market massacre was a war crime through an aerial bombardment of a marketplace and the surrounding houses in the Syrian opposition-held town of Ma'arrat al-Numan in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. It was perpetrated on 22 July 2019,[2][3][4] from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. local time, during the Syrian Civil War. The bombing killed 43 civilians, including three girls, and injured another 109 people.[1] At least two four-storey residential buildings and 25 shops were destroyed. A nearby school, located some 700 meters from the market, was damaged.[1]
Later analysis confirmed that the bombing was perpetrated by a fighter aircraft of the Russian Federation.[5][6] The attack caused even more fatalities when a "double tap" strategy was used, in which a second wave of bombing hit the same target when rescue workers were on the site minutes later, killing them.[7][8]
It was part of a wider Syrian military campaign against Idlib in 2019. The United Nations Human Rights Council recorded the crime in its report published on 2 March 2020. It stated the following: Template:Quote2
See also[]
- Armanaz massacre
- Hass refugee camp bombing
- Atarib market massacre
- Kamuna refugee camp massacre
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United Nations Human Rights Council 2020, p. 6.
- ↑ Chulov, Martin (23 July 2019). "Russia and Syria step up airstrikes against civilians in Idlib". Guardian. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2019/07/air-raid-busy-market-northwest-syria-kills-190722090158010.html.
- ↑ "'Boundless criminality': Dozens killed in Idlib market bombing". Al Jazeera. 22 July 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/22/russia-and-syria-step-up-airstrikes-against-civilians-in-idlib.
- ↑ "Syria war: Air strikes on town in rebel-held Idlib 'kill 31'". BBC News. 22 July 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49074091.
- ↑ Nebehay, Stephanie (3 March 2020). "Russia May Have Committed War Crimes in Syria – U.N.". The Moscow Times. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/02/russia-may-have-committed-war-crimes-in-syria-un-a69485.
- ↑ Cumming-Bruce, Nick (2 March 2020). "U.N. Panel Says Russia Bombed Syrian Civilian Targets, a War Crime". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/world/middleeast/united-nations-syria-idlib-russia.html.
- ↑ Borger, Julian (2 March 2020). "Russia committed war crimes in Syria, finds UN report". Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/russia-committed-war-crimes-in-syria-finds-un-report#maincontent.
- ↑ "As children freeze to death in Syria, aid officials call for major cross-border delivery boost". UN News. 2 March 2020. https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1058451.
Reports[]
- United Nations Human Rights Council (2 March 2020). "Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic — Forty-third session". https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoISyria/A_HRC_43_57_AEV.docx.
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