Banin, Idlib
Banin, Idlib
بنين | |
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Village | |
UTC+3 (EEST ) | |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4274 |
Banin, Idlib (
Ariha Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Banin, Idlib had a population of 743 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
Banin has been heavily affected during the Syrian civil war, including by both repeated Syrian/Russian airstrikes and clashes between moderate rebel factions and jihadist extremists.
By late 2012, the Banin had been captured by
Russian air campaign in Syria began, Russian Air Force Mi-24 helicopters dropped white phosphorus munitions on the village during the night,[4][5][6] a violation of the Protocol on Incendiary Weapons prohibiting the use of the incendiary weapons against civilian areas. At least one man was killed in the strike. On 16 November, a Russian airstrike destroyed a bakery in the village.[7]
On 23 January 2017, moderate rebel group Suqour al-Sham captured Banin from the Salafi jihadist group al-Qaeda in Syria.[8][9]
On 21 September 2017, a Russian
Kalibr submarine-launched ballistic missile struck Banin.[10] On 27 December, Syrian aircraft struck the outskirts of the village.[11]
On 26 April 2019, an
ongoing clashes 30 km away.[15] On 19 June, government airstrikes destroyed a building in the village, killing eleven civilians and wounding six others.[16][17] White Helmets workers searched the rubble for bodies and survivors.[18]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Idlib province: The airforce went on a raid over the town of Benin, by the northern entrance to Ma'arat al-Nu'man". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Syrian regime jet fighters shell over Benin village in Jabal Al-Zawya in Idlib". Qasioun News Agency. 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Joudeh, Ibrahim (2015-11-12). "Allegedly Pics of Russian Airstrike on Benin in Jabal al-Zawiya - Idlib". @Ibra_Joudeh. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Khalaf, Majd (2015-11-12). "Idlib: Russian aviation bombed the village of Benin by Internationally banned napalm and phosphorus". @majdkhalaf1993. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ الدفاع المدني السوري في محافظة ادلب (2015-11-12), الدفاع المدني || ادلب || الطيران الروسي يستهدف المدنيين بالقنابل المحرمة دولياً بجبل الزاوية, retrieved 2019-06-20
- ^ معصرة زيتون وفرن للمدنيين هو ما استهدفته طائرات العدوان الروسي على بينين بجبل الزاوية بريف إدلب Al Marra Today, 2015-11-16, retrieved 2019-06-20
- ^ EN (2017-01-24). "SuqourAlSham Brigade controls the town of Benin in JabalAlzawei In south of Idlib, after clashes with FatahAlSham". Step News Agency EN. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "#Syria: Opposition factions (mainly Ahrar-Sham & #FSA) expelled #JFS from Benin & Hantoteen villages in #Idlib. #JFS captured #Sarmada town.pic.twitter.com/0vLmgxbj8B". archicivilians. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Ballistic missile targeting Benin village in Jabal Azawiyah region of southern Idlib countryside". Liveuamap. 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "#عاجل غارات جوية لطيران النظام الحربي على أطراف بلدة بنين في جبل الزاوية بريف إدلب". Halab Today (in Arabic). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Images showing the remains of an OTR-21 Toshka rocket carrying cluster bombs fired this morning by the Regime's forces and targeting an IDP camp near #Benin in #Idlib. Several camp residents were injured.pic.twitter.com/fs0LaVenm8". The White Helmets. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ الفضائية, قناة الجسر (2019-05-30). "#عاجل: مراسلنا: مقتل مدني وإصابة آخر بقصف جوي للنظام على حرش بينين جنوب #إدلب". @jisrtv (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ MiddleEast, Liveuamap (2019-05-30). "One civilian was killed and another injured by an air strike on the Benin south of Idlib". @lummideast. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "A su-24 warjets launched highly explosive missiles at Benin outskirts". On the Ground News. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Mosa, Mahmoud (2019-06-19). "Two massacres in Zawiya Mountain in Idlib province today: 2- Benin: 7 people were killed and more than 10 injured". Mosa13Mosa. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Assad warplanes commit massacre in Idlib's Benin". Orient News. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "3 civilians have been killed in Kansafra City so far, and reports are coming in about a new massacre in Benin Town some short time ago". The White Helmets. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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