April 2016 Idlib bombings

The April 2016 Idlib bombings are two separate aerial bombardments on marketplaces in the rebel-held towns of Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. The bombings killed more than 40 civilians and was described as a massacre by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.^[3]

April 2016 Idlib bombings
Maarrat al-Nu'man Kafr Nabl Location of Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in Syria
Location	Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Coordinates	35°38′N 36°40′E
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]

The bombings

Around noon on 19 April 2016, the marketplace near the center of Maarrat al-Nu'man was hit by an airstrike, 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]