The Kamuna refugee camp massacre, also known as al-Kamouna refugee camp massacre or the Sarmada camp air strike, occurred on 5 May 2016, during the Syrian civil war. The camp was close to the Turkish border, in Idlib province about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Aleppo.[2] Between 28[3] to 30[1] people were killed in the Kamuna refugee camp near Sarmada, northern Syria, initially reported to be by bombing from warplanes. Children were among the killed.[4] The attack came during the truce negotiations between the warring factions.