Military operation

2017 al-Jina mosque airstrike

16 Mar 2017 · 36.14° N, 36.83° E

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When
16 Mar 2017
Kind
Military operation
Deaths
46
Coordinates
36.14° N, 36.83° E
Description
2017 airstrike by the United States Armed Forces

2017 al-Jinah airstrike

Airstrike by the United States Armed Forces

On 16 March 2017, an airstrike by the United States Armed Forces killed up to 49 people in the rebel-held village of al-Jinah near Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and local officials reported that the building struck was a mosque filled with worshipers. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of SOHR, said the structure was a mosque which held over 300 people at the time of the strike.

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