2016 Sayyidah Zaynab attacks

ISIL terrorist incident in Syria January 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab massacre Syrian Civil War SyriaRifDimasq.PNG Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Shii'te population 31 January 2016 Mass murder 71 (including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters) 40+ AQMI_Flag_asymmetric.svg Islamic State 2+ Car bombs Sectarian Anti-Shi'ism February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings Syrian Civil War Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria 21 February 2016 Suicide bombing, car bomb 134http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/proche-moyen-orient/syrie-62-morts-dans-un-attentat-au-sud-de-damas_1766171.html Syrie: 134 morts dans un attentat au sud de Damas L'Express 21 February 2016 21 February 2016Nearly 200 people killed in six explosions at Sayeda Zeinab and Zahraa, SOHR, February 23, 2016. 180 Islamic State Sectarian Anti-Shi'ism In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab in Syria that were attributed to Islamic State. January On 31 January 2016, two suicide bombs and a car bomb exploded in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab near Syria's holiesthttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/damascus-blasts-least-45-dead-110-wounded-bombings-near-sayeda-n507976 Damascus Blasts: At Least 60 Dead in Bombings Near Sayeda Zeinab Shrine Reuters NBC News 31 January 2016 Shi'ite shrine, the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque. At least 60 people were killed including 25 Shi'ite fighters and another 110 people were wounded in the explosions.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/deaths-bomb-explodes-shia-shrine-damascus-160131105231858.html Dozens killed in three blasts near shrine in Damascus Al Jazeera 31 January 2016 31 January 2016https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35454359 Syria conflict: Dozens killed near Sayyida Zeinab shrine BBC News 31 January 2016 31 January 2016 At least 60 killed, 110 wounded in Damascus suburb bombings, ISIS claims responsibility https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-blast-shiite-idUSKCN0V90E1 Reuters 31 January 2016 31 January 2016https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/world/middleeast/suicide-bombings-kill-at-least-45-near-damascus.html Suicide Bombings Kill at Least 45 Near Damascus 1 February 2016 The New York Timeshttps://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.700525 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131171111/http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.700525 dead January 31, 2016 ISIS Twin Suicide Attack Kills at Least 60 in Syrian Capital Haaretz.comISIS Attacks in Damascus felt at Syria Peace Talks http://europe.newsweek.com/isis-attacks-damascus-syria-peace-talks-421474?rm=eu Newsweek Europe 31 January 2016 14 March 2016 The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. This is second time the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque shrine has been targeted; in February 2015 two suicide attacks killed four people and wounded thirteen. The death toll rose to 71, including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters as well as 29 civilians. Syria conflict: Dozens killed near Sayyida Zeinab shrine - BBC News BBC News 31 January 2016 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35454359 2016-02-21 en-GB February The February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings occurred on 21 February 2016 after Islamic State militants detonated a car bomb and later launched two suicide bombings, about 400 meters from Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, a Shia shrine, believed to contain the grave of Prophet Muhammad's granddaughter. 134 people were killed, including children. Syrian media said the attack occurred when pupils were leaving school in the area. Foreign led Syrian Observatory said 68 were killed. At least 60 shops were damaged as well as cars in the area. The attack, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility, was the third attack in one year near the mosque.21 February 2016 IS blasts kill more than 140 as US, Russia press Syria truce https://www.koreaherald.com/article/872744 24 November 2025 The Korea Herald Agence France-Pressehttp://www.dailysabah.com/syrian-crisis/2016/02/21/at-least-30-killed-in-blasts-near-damascus-shiite-shrine 62 killed in blasts near Damascus Shiite shrine 21 February 2016 DailySabahhttp://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dozens-killed-bombings-south-damascus-hours-after-homs-blasts-1378344789#sthash.zqMHW468.dpuf Almost 120 killed as IS bombings rock Damascus and Homs: Monitor Middle East Eyehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35628140 Syria conflict: IS claims deadly Homs and Damascus blasts BBC News 22 February 2016 References 30em collapsed Asia Category:Car and truck bombings in 2016 Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Syria Category:2016 massacres in the Syrian civil war Category:Terrorist incidents in Syria in 2016 Category:Attacks on Shia mosques Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Syria Category:Massacres committed by the Islamic State in the Syrian civil war Category:January 2016 crimes in Asia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016 Category:Mosque bombings by Islamists Category:2016 murders in Syria Category:January 2016 in Syria Category:Mosque bombings in Syria Category:2016 building bombings Category:Suicide bombings in 2016 Category:Suicide bombings in Syria Category:Car and truck bombings in Syria Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2010s 33.4444 N 36.3408 E source:wikidata