Hass refugee camp bombing
The Hass refugee camp bombing was an aerial bombardment of a refugee camp in the Syrian opposition-held town of Hass in the Idlib Governorate of Syria, which has been deemed a war crime by Human Rights Watch. It was perpetrated on 16 August 2019, at 7:25 p.m. local time, during the Syrian civil war. The bombing killed 20 civilians, including a pregnant woman, and injured another 52 people.
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| Part of Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
Location of Hass in Syria | |
| Location | Hass, Idlib Governorate, Syria |
| Coordinates | 35°37′N 36°35′E |
| Date | 16 August 2019 (2019-08-16) 7:25 p.m. (local time) |
| Target | Refugee camp |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Weapons | Aerial bombs |
| Deaths | 20 civilians |
| Injured | 52 |
| Perpetrators | Russian Air Force |
| Motive | unknown |
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