2015 Qamishli bombings

Terrorist attack in Syria 2015 Qamishli bombings 30 December 2015 Syria 300 center infobox Syria 37.03 41.13 Qamishli top Red pog.svg Location of Qamishli in Syria Qamishli, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria Backpack bombs or suicide bombings Assyrian Christians 16+ 35+ Unknown 3 The 2015 Qamishli bombings, which occurred on December 30, involved three explosions that targeted different restaurants in an Assyrian neighborhood in Qamishli, Syria. At least one was confirmed as a suicide bombing, and the other two were believed to be similar attacks.2015-12-30 Assyrian Restaurants Bombed in Qamishli, Syria, 16 Killed http://aina.org/news/20151230181909.htm Assyrian International News Agency A total of 16 people were killed, including 14 Assyrian Christians and 2 Muslims, with 35 others wounded.2015-12-31 16 killed in twin bombings in Kurdish area in N. Syria https://en.antaranews.com/news/102261/16-killed-in-twin-bombings-in-kurdish-area-in-n-syria Antara (news agency) Shortly after the attacks, the Islamic State claimed responsibility.2015-12-31 Twin attacks on Syrian Kurdish city kill at least 16 https://www.dw.com/en/twin-attacks-on-syrian-kurdish-city-kill-at-least-16/a-18952412 DW News 2024-08-17 2024-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20240817185911/https://www.dw.com/en/twin-attacks-on-syrian-kurdish-city-kill-at-least-16/a-18952412 live Assyrian organisations claimed that the bombings were not likely a deed by the Islamic State, but possibly a crime by the Kurdish YPG.Bombing in Zaline (Qamishli), Syria http://www.americanmesopotamian.org/?p=153 americanmesopotamian.org American Mesopotamian Organisation March 9, 2016 October 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171019055906/http://www.americanmesopotamian.org/?p=153 deadVar Qamishli-massakern verkligen ett verk av IS? http://www.hujada.com/article.php?ar=2760 hujada.com Hujådå Magazine March 9, 2016 October 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171019060735/http://www.hujada.com/article.php?ar=2760 dead2016-01-12 Kurdish YPG Forces Attack Assyrians in Syria, 1 Assyrian, 3 Kurds Killed http://www.aina.org/news/20160112034707.htm Assyrian International News Agency 2024-12-12 2016-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419152622/http://www.aina.org/news/20160112034707.htm live Aftermath In the aftermath of the bombings, the Sootoro set up security checkpoints around the perimeter of the al-Wusta neighborhood. Assyrians and Kurds clash for first time in north Syria http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/assyrians-kurds-qamishli-160112165041894.html www.aljazeera.com 2016-01-25 2016-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160225170559/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/assyrians-kurds-qamishli-160112165041894.html live On 12 January 2016, at around 12:45, hundreds of Kurdish YPG fighters riding in 30 vehicles approached 500 Sootoro fighters at the checkpoint and demanded that they close it, stating that the checkpoints bothered residents. Assyrians and Kurds clash for first time in north Syria http://www.mwcnews.net/news/middle-east/56654-assyrians-and-kurds-clash.html www.mwcnews.net 2016-01-25 Agencies 2017-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20171214124638/http://www.mwcnews.net/news/middle-east/56654-assyrians-and-kurds-clash.html live When the Sootoro refused, a YPG gunner opened fire from a machine gun mounted on a technical vehicle, striking a Sootoro fighter in the head and killing him instantly. Kurds attack Assyrian Christian village in northern Syria http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/13/kurds-attack-assyrian-christian-village-in-northern-syria/ Hot Air 13 January 2016 2016-01-25 en-US 2018-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20180116233253/https://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/13/kurds-attack-assyrian-christian-village-in-northern-syria/ dead The Sootoro fired back, killing 3 YPG fighters. A further 2 Sootoro fighters were wounded. 3 civilians were injured in the cross-fire. The fighting ended with a ceasefire. See also July 2016 Qamishli bombings List of terrorist incidents in 2015 May 2016 Jableh and Tartous bombings Christianity Kurdistan References Category:2015 murders in Syria Category:Attacks on restaurants in Syria Category:December 2015 crimes in Asia Category:December 2015 in Syria Category:Suicide bombings in 2015 Category:Suicide bombings in Syria Category:2015 mass murders Category:Restaurant bombings in Asia Category:Persecution of Assyrians in Syria 2015 bombings Category:Terrorist incidents in Syria in 2015 Category:Building bombings in Syria Category:21st-century mass murders in Syria Category:2015 building bombings Category:Hasakah Governorate in the Syrian civil war Category:Crime in Hasakah Governorate Category:Suicide bombings in Kurdistan