Aleppo bombings (April–May 2016)
| Aleppo bombings (April–July 2016) | |
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| Part of the Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) | |
 Aleppo
Location of Aleppo within Syria
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| 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 |
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Attack type
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Airstrikes and bombardments |
| Weapons | Aerial bombs, rockets, artillery and chemical weapons |
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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. However, the bombings continued through July.
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. The US State Department indicated that the Syrian government is responsible for the attack. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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