List of terrorist incidents in Syria explained

This is a timeline of incidents in Syria that have been labelled as terrorism and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

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2020

2022

2023

Notes and References

  1. [National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism]
  2. [National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism]
  3. Web site: Al Nusrah Front claims 3 more suicide attacks in Daraa. 2012-12-27. 2013-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128070621/http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/11/al_nusrah_front_claims_3_more.php. 2015-01-28. live.
  4. News: Islamist Group Says it carried out Damascus bombing. Turkish Weekly. April 30, 2012. January 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309165232/http://www.turkishweekly.net/2012/04/30/news/islamist-group-says-it-carried-out-damascus-bombing/. March 9, 2016. dead.
  5. News: At least 20 people killed in Idlib; top U.N. truce monitor takes over in Syria. Al Arabiya. April 30, 2012. May 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20171207064119/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/30/211156.html. December 7, 2017. live.
  6. Web site: Car bomb strikes near Syria military complex. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031204630/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/05/201251973524973527.html. 31 October 2014. live.
  7. News: Syria crisis: Dozens killed by Aleppo university blasts . BBC News . 2013-01-15 . 2018-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171018004014/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21029034 . 2017-10-18 . live .
  8. News: At least seven are killed in bombings outside Syrian Interior Ministry. Al Arabiya. April 12, 2012. December 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213101824/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/12/254765.html. December 13, 2012. live.
  9. Web site: Death toll rises to at least 82 in Aleppo University bombings. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306210005/http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/death-toll-rises-to-at-least-82-in-aleppo-university-bombings. 6 March 2016. live.
  10. Web site: Syria Suicide Attack on Regime Kills 53. Naharnet. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929023936/http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/70481. 29 September 2015. live.
  11. Web site: Car bomb hits Baath party office in Damascus, Syria, killing at 59 and wounding 200. Herald Sun News. 21 February 2013.
  12. Web site: Car bomb hits Baath party office in Damascus, Syria, killing at 59 and wounding 200. Voice Of America News. 22 February 2013. 23 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130227095147/http://www.voanews.com/content/death-toll-rises-in-damascus-blasts/1608600.html. 27 February 2013. live.
  13. News: At least 42 killed in suicide bombing at Syria mosque. 2013-03-21. 2013-04-28. Fox News. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327074128/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/21/casualties-reported-after-suicide-bomber-hits-mosque-in-syria/. 2013-03-27. live.
  14. News: Wider Use of Car Bombs Angers Both Sides in Syrian Conflict. 2013-04-08. 2013-04-28. The New York Times. Anne. Barnard. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509183823/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/world/middleeast/syria-explosion-damascus.html?pagewanted=all. 2013-05-09. live.
  15. News: 6 killed as bomb targets Syria's prime minister, state TV reports. 2013-04-29. 2013-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502015415/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/29/17966107-6-killed-as-bomb-targets-syrias-prime-minister-state-tv-reports. 2013-05-02. live.
  16. Web site: Bomb blast in Syria's capital kills at least 13. 2013-04-30. 2013-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503090710/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/30/17982801-bomb-blast-in-syrias-capital-kills-at-least-13. 2013-05-03. live.
  17. News: Syria crisis: Damascus hit by double 'suicide bombing'. 2013-06-11. 2013-06-13. BBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20130611163704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22852237. 2013-06-11. live.
  18. News: Suicide bomb targets Shiite charity in Syria Christian neighbourhood. 2013-06-27. 2013-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20130629180043/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=59743. 2013-06-29. live.
  19. Web site: Un attentat sanglant frappe la banlieue de Damas, Brahimi en tournée régionale. L'Orient-Le Jour. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024210722/http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/838281/un-attentat-sanglant-frappe-la-banlieue-de-damas-brahimi-en-tournee-regionale.html. 24 October 2014. live.
  20. News: Explosion killed 8 people in Damascus. BBC News. 6 November 2013. 6 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131107021632/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24835012. 7 November 2013. live.
  21. News: Sixteen killed by twin bombs at Syria-Turkey border post. 2014-01-20. 2014-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20140126215910/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ten-killed-by-twin-bombs-at-syria-turkey-border-post.aspx?pageID=238&nID=61324&NewsCatID=352. 2014-01-26. live.
  22. News: Top al-Qaeda operative killed in Syria attack. 2014-02-23. 2014-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228013035/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/02/23/Syrian-rebel-friend-of-al-Qaeda-leader-killed-by-rival-Islamists.html. 2014-02-28. live.
  23. News: Car blasts kill dozens in Syria's Homs. 2014-04-09. 2014-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140411085645/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/04/car-blasts-kill-dozens-homs-district-201449164742748539.html. 2014-04-11. live.
  24. Web site: Syria conflict: Huge blast 'destroys Aleppo hotel' . . 8 May 2014 . 21 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171018005251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27323790 . 18 October 2017 . live .
  25. Web site: Syrian rebels blow up Aleppo hotel used by army . . 8 May 2014 . 1 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200612/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/08/us-syria-crisis-aleppo-idUSBREA4706Z20140508 . 24 September 2015 . live .
  26. News: ناجون يروون للمرة الأولى وقائع قتل 800 في مجزرة عشيرة الشعيطات. 21 April 2017. 3 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612010752/http://www.alhayat.com/Articles/4871694/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B9-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-800-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA. 12 June 2017. dead.
  27. Web site: Islamic State group ‘executes 700’ in Syria. 2021-05-28. www.aljazeera.com. en.
  28. News: Syrian Rebels Kill 45 Civilians at a Homs Children's School. 2014-10-01. 2017-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170107004856/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-rebels-kill-45-civilians-homs-childrens-school/. 2017-01-07. live.
  29. News: Attack target Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria's Aleppo, 23 killed - monitor. 25 January 2016. Reuters. 25 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128014419/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-group-idUKKCN0V31FM. 28 January 2016. live.
  30. News: Syria conflict: Peace talks 'to start on Friday', UN says. 25 January 2016. BBC News. 25 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160125184850/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35403554. 25 January 2016. live.
  31. Web site: At least 45 killed, 110 wounded in Damascus suburb bombings, ISIS claims responsibility. Reuters. 31 January 2016. 31 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131121141/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-blast-shiite-idUSKCN0V90E1. 31 January 2016. live.
  32. Web site: SANA. 2016-02-03. Syria: Ten civilians killed in terrorist rocket attacks in Daraa and Damascus Countryside. 2021-05-28. en.abna24.com. English.
  33. Web site: 57 people were killed after two bomb exploded in Homs. Reuters. 21 February 2016. 21 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225165603/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-homs-idUSKCN0VU08C?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews. 25 February 2016. live.
  34. News: IS blasts kill more than 140 as US, Russia press Syria truce. Agence France-Presse, Yahoo News. 21 February 2016. 14 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202924/http://news.yahoo.com/double-bomb-attack-kills-14-syrias-homs-075829593.html. 4 March 2016. live.
  35. Web site: Un attentat fait 18 morts dans le sud de la Syrie-OSDH. Boursorama. 2 March 2016. 2 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310183637/http://www.boursorama.com/actualites/un-attentat-fait-18-morts-dans-le-sud-de-la-syrie-osdh-aa4e096613fb03a05f3617ea5300a838. 10 March 2016. live.
  36. News: Two Syrian civilians killed, 3 injured in terrorist attack on al-Foua, Idleb. 25 March 2016. Syrian Arab News Agency, Ahlulbayt TV. 23 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413162608/http://en.abna24.com/service/middle-east-west-asia/archive/2016/03/24/742906/story.html. 13 April 2016. live.
  37. News: Suicide attacks kill six in Syria's Hama province: state media. 27 March 2016. Reuters. 27 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408054652/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-carbomb-idUSKCN0W006D. 8 April 2016. live.
  38. Web site: 2016-04-09. Isis announces massacre of captives from Syrian cement factory. 2021-05-28. The Independent. en.
  39. Web site: Pressure builds on IS with twin assaults in Syria and Iraq. 26 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525185353/http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pressure-builds-twin-assaults-syria-and-iraq-1882322592. 25 May 2016. live.
  40. News: Syria blames Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for deadly bombings. bbc. 2018-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20181028082332/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36365843. 2018-10-28. live.
  41. News: Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities: monitor. reuters. 2017-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170624083916/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-latakia-idUSKCN0YE0PB. 2017-06-24. live.
  42. Web site: Syria: Deadly IS blast rocks Kurdish city of Qamishli. BBC. 27 July 2016. 21 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181028072308/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36902604. 28 October 2018. live.
  43. Web site: String of deadly bomb attacks target government held areas in Syria. Middle East Eye. 5 September 2016. 8 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407183819/http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/string-deadly-bomb-attacks-target-government-held-areas-syria-1112528510. 7 April 2017. live.
  44. Web site: Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border. 7 January 2017. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170121140255/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38542142. 21 January 2017. live.
  45. "Tahrir al-Sham: Al-Qaeda's latest incarnation in Syria ". BBC News. 28 February 2017
  46. News: More than 220 dead in IS attacks on southern Syria. Bangkok Post. 2018-07-26.
  47. News: Islamic State kills 215 in southwest Syria attacks: local official. Reuters. 2018-07-26. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153359/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-attack/deadly-attacks-hit-syrian-villages-city-of-sweida-idUSKBN1KF0DG. 2018-07-25. live.
  48. Web site: People and residents of al-Suwaidaa reveal to SOHR details of the death coming from the east. 27 July 2018. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727183126/http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=98959. 27 July 2018. live.
  49. Web site: Dozens killed in truck bomb attack at Syria market . BBC News . 28 April 2020.
  50. Web site: Bomb Blast Kills 40 People in Syria's Afrin . Haaretz . en . 28 April 2020.
  51. Web site: Agence France-Presse . Fuel truck bomb kills more than 40 in northern Syria . The Guardian . 29 April 2020.
  52. Web site: PKK/YPG supporters rejoice in the Afrin terror attack. 2020-06-15. PKK/YPG supporters rejoice in the Afrin terror attack. en.
  53. Web site: 2020-04-30. Massaker in Afrin. 2020-06-15. junge Welt. de.
  54. Web site: Five dead, 85 wounded in car bomb attack in Syria's Azaz: Turkish state media. 19 July 2020. www.reuters.com.
  55. News: Abdulrahim . Raja . Saad . Hwaida . 2022-12-30 . Attack on Oil Workers in Eastern Syria Kills at Least 10 . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-01 . 0362-4331.