Atarib market massacre
| Atarib market bombing Atarib market massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Russian intervention in Syria | |
Location of Atarib in Syria | |
| Location | Atarib, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Coordinates | 36°08′N 36°49′E / 36.133°N 36.817°E |
| Date | 13 November 2017 ~2:00 PM[1] (local time) |
| Target | Free Syrian police station |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Weapons | Aerial bombs |
| Deaths | 84[2] |
| Injured | 150[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Russian Air Force[2] |
| Motive | unknown |
The Atarib market massacre, Atarib market bombings or 2017 Atarib airstrike were three
"Under the laws of war, police and police stations are presumptively civilian objects unless the police are taking a direct part in the hostilities",
On 6 March 2018, the
Events
Between 14:07 and 14:11, the Atarib market and police station were targeted by three air strikes resulting in the death of at least 84 people and injuring of 150.
UN investigation
On 6 March 2018, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic published a report on the attack, saying it was carried out by the Russian Air Force and may constitute a war crime.
According to the Commission's report, "early warning observers monitored the take-off of a fixed-wing aircraft, whose pilots communicated in Russian, from Hemeimeem airbase at 1:37 p.m. and tracked the aircraft going south and then to the northeast all the way to Atarib where it arrived at 2:07 p.m". The report said the attack "may account to a war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in death and injury to civilians."[2][4][5]
Human Rights Watch
"Under the laws of war, police and police stations are presumptuously civilian objects unless the police are taking a direct part in the hostilities",
Two previous attacks had targeted the market on 25 July 2016 (8 dead) and 24 April 2014 (31 dead).
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Syria: In Talks, Focus on Protecting Civilians: Syrians Under Siege, Airstrikes as Leaders Gather in Sochi". Human Rights Watch. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic" (PDF). United Nations Human Rights Council. 1 February 2018. p. 17. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b Kareem Shaheen (6 March 2018). "Russia suspected of using 'dumb' bombs to shift blame for Syria war crimes". Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b Nick Cumming-Bruce (6 March 2018). "U.N. Panel Links Russia to Potential War Crime in Syria". New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "International News: Latest Headlines, Video and Photographs from Around the World – People, Places, Crisis, Conflict, Culture, Change, Analysis and Trends". ABC News.
- ^ "Syria war: Air strikes on Atareb market 'kill more than 50'". BBC News. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Further reading
- "Documenting the Massacre in Atarib Market 13/11/2017". Syrian Human Rights Committee.
- Archive, Syrian (22 December 2017). "Bombing Civilians at Public Market in Syria's Atarib". bellingcat. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Why was Al-Atareb attacked?". PAX blogs. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Syria: In Talks, Focus on Protecting Civilians". Human Rights Watch. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.