Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque (2017)
On the evening of 16 March 2017, a US drone strike targeted Sayidina Omar Ibn al-Khattab Mosque in al-Jinah, in Aleppo province, Syria. According to witnesses, the strike took place when close to three hundred people were in the building. Most were gathering for the night prayer, while others remained in the smaller ‘winter prayer hall’ where a religious seminar had just finished. The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, claimed to have recovered the bodies of thirty-eight civilians, including five children. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported forty-two dead. -FA
Director: Forensic Architecture
Runtime: 7 min
Release Date: April 17, 2017
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque about?
- On the evening of 16 March 2017, a US drone strike targeted Sayidina Omar Ibn al-Khattab Mosque in al-Jinah, in Aleppo province, Syria. According to witnesses, the strike took place when close to three hundred people were in the building. Most were gathering for the night prayer, while others remained in the smaller ‘winter prayer hall’ where a religious seminar had just finished. The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, claimed to have recovered the bodies of thirty-eight civilians, including five children. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported forty-two dead. -FA
- Who directed Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque?
- Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque was directed by Forensic Architecture.
- How long is Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque?
- Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque has a runtime of 7m (7 minutes).