Massacres in Aleppo, Homs, and Hama, and poison gas in Idlib

13 Apr 2015

27 Civilians were reported to be killed in the neighbourhood of Al-maadi Aleppo, after aircraft shelled a crowded marketplace. More than thirteen people were killed in Al-shaar, Al-fardous, Bab al-nayrab Al-milh square, and Jub al-qibbeh following a barrel bomb and missile attacks. 4 civilians were killed in the village of Souha – Hama, following a barrel bomb attack as well. Nevertheless a woman and her three children were killed in Homs in the village of Um al-tabayer while another woman was killed in the city of al-Rastan due to barrel bomb shelling. Idlip was attacked by air strikes targeting the city of Marret al-Nouman and its outskirts with missiles. One of the missiles did not explode but white smoke emitted from it and it was believed to be a poison gas